knowledgebase request

[Teo Zenios]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brain" <brain at jbrain.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: knowledgebase request


> Jay West wrote:
>
> > I think Sellam (and others) should put together a quick article on
> > appraisals (there is a section for that in the KnowledgeBase), so that
> > the frequent "Ebay sucks/rocks" threads can be squelched once and for
> > all ;)
> >
> > Jay West
>
> Not to start a thread, but if there isn't consensus here that they
> suck/rock, how can an article be authored?
>
> Or, did I miss the definitive eBay rocks/sucks position statement?  If
> it sucks, does that mean I'm a horrid person for using it and liking it?
>
> Jim
>
>
I would like to see an article that shows the best avenue for deals with
respect to time and travel invested. One end would be buying widget A for
$100 on average sitting on your ass and bidding on ebay compared to driving
200 miles and hitting 5 computer shows to get the same widget for $20 ( or
maybe hitting up 5 usergroups you spend allot of time in and seeing what is
available). This hobby is probably like a few others I was in where the
amount of time you put into networking, learning about the collectable
items, and hitting shows/swapmeets pays off with better deals and better
equipment. The thing is some people have allot of time on their hands and
have decent people skills while others don't have the time or are too
introverted to mingle at shows. If time is money to you and you enjoy being
alone in your computer lab working on your machines maybe ebay is the best
way to go, others might like the hunt or the friends they made during the
hunt more then sitting alone at the workbench.