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Just curious if the list members who constantly put items up for sale are receiving them as promos or buy them and then decide they're not worth keeping? Regards, p --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Hey, a good promo sale is the only paycheck many writers receive. - A On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 02:41 AM, Paul Chillage wrote:

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> Just curious if the list members who constantly put items up > for sale are receiving them as promos or buy them and > then decide they're not worth keeping? > Regards, > p > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

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In my case, neither. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/jpkleinebay%40comcast.net/ The adjustment I need to make in this page is that the bulk of what has been posted recently is new (although I suppose this still works as they are still in my "collection" - just haven't been there long!). The great majority of what I sell is stuff I buy because I DO like it. jeff At 01:41 AM 5/13/2003, Paul Chillage wrote:

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>Just curious if the list members who constantly put items up >for sale are receiving them as promos or buy them and >then decide they're not worth keeping? >Regards, >p > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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> Just curious if the list members who constantly put items up > for sale are receiving them as promos or buy them and > then decide they're not worth keeping?

when collecting there comes a point when the collection is 'big enough'. everyone will have their own definition of this. also there is the constant need for cash to buy new stuff. so selling stuff is a good way to keep liquidity >0. making it a small business via ebay and/or shop mostly does not pay the rent or makes a good living, and is time consuming to say the least. but in my own humble case it is efficient enough to pay for my (ummm, admittedly quite extensive ;-) record buying & collecting habit plus some. regarding promos there are two situations: 1 - received for free from the label / artist, 2 - bought for cash second hand. i for one have never ever sold a promo which i received from the sender for free, which is sort of an honesty thing for me. but then i receive far less promos than i should ;-) different thing is when i bought a promo for money, then that promo is just another second hand record to me. ciao, wolf. ----://----------------------------------------------------- mailto:wolf@kompaktkiste.de http://www.kompaktkiste.de http://www.kompaktkiste.de/shop ----://----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org