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PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?
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PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 13, 2009 7:25 AM
Hi, I found this book, by F Scott Fitzgerald, This side of paradise, 1920 3rd edition, signed by the author. I put it on Ebay, and start it at $100 with no reserve. It is currently at around $760, I just got an offer of $2500 to end the auction. To me $2500 is alot, but should I wait it out and hope for better? Maybe it only does $1000. I'm torn... Any thoughts would be helpful, I will probably just let it run out, and take my chances. But the money is tempting. What would you do? Ebay # 180368207306.

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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 13, 2009 5:42 PM
I'm watching the auction and this should be good....continued luck, tysa1990!
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 2:51 AM
The difference between bid and offer is now down to $500, which is something of a justification for letting it run. My guess is about $3500 final price.


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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 6:16 AM
Hi, I have been very hesitant to write back in. I was going to let this post just fall by the wayside..., just to try and expell the belief that I just posted this query to "advertise" my auction. I can see how doing such a thing could ruin the board. But it has been fun to watch everyones comments, and again I would just like to thank everyone for the info, and your kind thoughts to your "good luck on the book comments". Oh, and I promise, next time I ask for info, it will be BEFORE I start a listing. Thanks again!
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 6:21 AM
You are very welcome ... and
On behalf of this board
MAY i wish you a safe journey on your way to The Secret Booksellers' Handshake ...
Godspeed, my child
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 6:23 AM
The individual who made the offer has violated eBay TOS by making an offer when none was invited, presumably to make a sale off eBay.

Turn him in.



...Democracy cannot survive without a reasonably well-informed public"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~President Barack H. Obama, 9/9/09
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 6:33 AM
"Turn him in."

For someone who has previously stated that they hardly ever sell on ebay, you certainly have a lot of interest in policing ebay's site, OHB.
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 6:51 AM
*grins*
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 7:20 AM
The Individual has not violated policy.

All they did was ask the seller a question which is allowed by E-bay.
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 8:38 AM
170,294 results found In Antiquarian & Collectible Books ...
The Fitzgerald is showing up as the first listing ... it is NUMBER ONE ...
Which proves what ...
That the hustle is in ...
That things have been fixed ...
Or what ... ???
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 8:48 AM
Weird, Jack - you must have the category sorted differently. Here's what I show:


Link

The Fitzgerald isn't even on the Most Watched list:



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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 8:54 AM
Yes ... it changed ... weird is right ...
It was showing as the first featured item ... ??? ...
It is OP's 25 bucks ...
I would be screaming my head off
But ... LOL ... not on the board
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 8:58 AM
LOL ... now Literature > Fiction won't even pulled it up ...
Freaking strange ...
My apologies
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 9:01 AM
Ahhh... okay. The Featured items rotate - there are usually too many even to fit on a single search page, let alone on the Category page. Featured First helps, but the only way to really assure that an item keeps its position if to use Featured, Featured First, Home Page Featured and a border in tandem. Note that, in case of a "tie" that bordered items in Featured First show up ahead of the rest.
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 9:01 AM
From the "Unhelpful Section";



If you purchase Featured First, each time a buyer enters search criteria that may result in your listing appearing in the search results, there is a chance that your listing will appear on the first page of search results.


When the buyer performs this search, a number of Featured First listings will be randomly selected to appear on the first page of search results in the Featured Items section.


A chance? Randomly?

I may be wrong, it's happened before.....
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Re: PLEASE HELP ~~Rare book, offer $2500, what would you do?

Jun 14, 2009 9:04 AM
Ahhh... okay. The Featured items rotate - there are usually too many even to fit on a single search page, let alone on the Category page. Featured First helps, but the only way to really assure that an item keeps its position if to use Featured, Featured First, Home Page Featured and a border in tandem. Note that, in case of a "tie" that bordered items in Featured First show up ahead of the rest.

I guess that
"I don't get it" ...
But I don't deserved to be enlightened ...
I'm going for ice cream
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