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SR Re: Help on bidding a sliderule!

--- In sliderule@yahoogroups.com, Chris <cfpb@...> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:51 AM, <donaldcainlewis@...> wrote:
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> > Here are my two cents worth of eBay help.
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> > (1) Don't bid too late at night if you are feeling too sentimental.
> >
> > (2) Don't bid more than the value of the pleasure of owning the rule 1 year
> > from now, unless you deal as well as collect.
> >
> > LOL.
> >
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>
> Yes, but you need hyperbolic scales to calculate (2)...
>
> Chris Bourne
> London UK
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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certainly!




Fri Jul 3, 2009 6:44 am

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Hello to all, I'm asking if some people from the group can help me to bid a slide rule on ebay. The rule is not a rare or uncommon model; it is a simple...
João Roberto Gabba...
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Jul 1, 2009
1:46 am

I'll try for it. I just put a bid on 110406638918. It's against eBay rules to ask that others not bid, so I won't. There's also one, 200358113872, with a...
billiken54
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Jul 1, 2009
3:29 am

Why don't you join esnipe and bid that way? The servers are all in the US so there is no delay. It is not expensive and it gives you a fighting chance - just...
Charley
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Jul 1, 2009
3:34 am

. . . and that's why I like Gunbroker.com. Closing time is extended, if necessary, until 15 minutes after the last bid. Up to you, Sr. Gabbardo. Bill S....
billiken54
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Jul 1, 2009
3:44 am

Here are my two cents worth of eBay help. (1) Don't bid too late at night if you are feeling too sentimental. (2) Don't bid more than the value of the pleasure...
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Jul 1, 2009
4:08 am

... Yes, but you need hyperbolic scales to calculate (2)... Chris Bourne London UK [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Chris
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Jul 1, 2009
3:40 pm

... certainly!...
donaldcainlewis
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Jul 3, 2009
7:33 am

Hi C.rhodes   Well, it is an interesting alternative but why not try work like a team at first? If it works well we can help other members to win biddings on...
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Jul 1, 2009
10:39 pm

Hello Donald, I agree with you completely because I don’t want spent too much money! In fact nearly all of my rules were purchased from sellers on EBay years...
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Jul 1, 2009
10:40 pm

Hello,   Thanks for your help! I know the EBay rules concerning to the bids, although they are not concerned about who will pay for the item! It means that...
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Jul 1, 2009
10:44 pm

It seems to be much better!   Kindest regards,   João Roberto Gabbardo ... De: billiken54 <william_s_stanley@...> Assunto: SR Re: Help on bidding a...
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