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Location: Hiram, Georgia | I'm with you Mark, it's a conspiracy I tell ya, The infamous Dr.Garonemartin, is out to get even... |
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Location: closely held secret | It's items above $200. |
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Location: Las Vegas | You can still avoid going against shill bidding sellers by clicking on the details on each bidder and avoiding any auctions with bidders with less than (3) feedbacks. ESPECIALLY those with bidding wars between two or more low-feedback "bidders." Shill-bidding sellers usually use throw-away accounts and then don't bother to give themselves feedback when they "win", so their feedback counts are almost always low. They also think low feedbacks keep them under eBay's shill bidding radar... AS IF eBay had any shill bidding radar to begin with.
And yes, eBay is well aware this new policy will make shill bidding easier, for most people won't discover or bother to use the "details" feature.
eBay's bottom line would be cut in half if they stopped shill bidding. |
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Location: Tennessee | Hey, Les! How you been? How's the show going? |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | I've had to tell the story of my Adamas II acquisition many times. For those who didn't see it, I opened the bidding at the seller's starting price of $1,199...and won. When I tell someone that folks on this board stayed out of the bidding because you saw I was bidding they're very touched by it. It's a kindness you don't often see in today's world.
I don't know if I'd use the word "collusion" to describe what happened to me. I guess it has to do with motives. Initially I was scared that I won, but as time goes by I see it as one of the sweetest things that has happened to me.
Thanks again everyone! John <>{ |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Off Topic-- How come all these people mention that they put Martin strings on their $49 Ovation copies, like they are made outta Platinum?
I got a coupla sets cuz they were Cheap!
Personally, I use D'Addario. Adamas on my 12.
Just wanted to ask that... |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | They do that so that their listings will show up when someone does a search for "Martin". |
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Location: Las Vegas | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Hey, Les! How you been? How's the show going? Really good! We have a very talented and very interested producer/director coming down next month to meet everybody, and if all goes well we'll start shooting the entire first season in April, either in Las Vegas or Canada!
Thanks for asking, and sorry I didn't get back here sooner, I've been running ragged getting everything ready and everyone hooked up. I've been so busy I haven't even posted anything on our forum board or our myspace page yet either!
Les
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Location: Tennessee | For people who don't know what the heck we're talking about as it's been several years in the making ...
Les is a talented songwriter, singer, and musician. He's put together a show concept/pilot for a remake of The Partridge Family (now called the Forever Family), and even got Shirley Jones to come back as Mom. Les sytematically picked up period correct versions of all of the Ovation guitars and amps that were part of the original show, including Breadwinners, acoustics, Magnums, etc., and by now has quite an amazing collection of rare Ovation gear.
Les, keep us posted! Best wishes for the deal to come through. |
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Location: Las Vegas | Thanks so much!!! Will do!
Les
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