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darkstar

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lol

 

He was going to pay you with the money they paid him?

 

Brings a new dimension to flipping. :/

 

Thats hilarious. Surprised people don't do that on ebay.

 

They do. Dee Puppy Comics does this. They buy your book and have you ship it to the customer.

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Was it here that I read that someone did this with eBay/Amazon?

 

The would put up hundreds of listings on eBay every day selling common products -- blenders, TVs, DVD players, whatever -- at a prespecified percentage above the Amazon price. As people would buy his stuff and pay on eBay, he would then order the item from Amazon and have it shipped to them.

 

He never had stock. He never had to hold an item. He made a small percentage on each purchase, and made a pretty decent price.

 

Either Amazon or eBay shut them down -- I can't remember which -- but this guy is doing something very similar.

 

The problem, though, is that this guy is trying to do it with collectables and a single dealer and not with appliances and a multinational seller.

 

(There are other problems, of course.)

 

I remember this. I think there were a number of people doing it at one time.

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Flaming_Telepath

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Nick, I'd prefer to buy some of your books at the prices he listed, rather than your prices.

Can I just go through him before you pull the plug on him? Do I still have time?

 

 

Unfortunately, I think he's pulled them down.

 

However, I can probably manage to mark up my own books by 25%, just so you feel like you're having the same experience? (shrug)

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Nick, I'd prefer to buy some of your books at the prices he listed, rather than your prices.

Can I just go through him before you pull the plug on him? Do I still have time?

 

 

Unfortunately, I think he's pulled them down.

 

However, I can probably manage to mark up my own books by 25%, just so you feel like you're having the same experience? (shrug)

 

Oh no, it's too late.

And no, Nick, I do appreciate the offer, but I would have wanted to pay the extra 25% for the value of the experience of having to go through both him and you. Ah, that would have been so worth it. But now that I know he's not going to be a part of it, it just won't feel the same.

It's all about the feeling, and the value of the experience, don't you think?

Oh well ....

 

 

 

 

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