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Author: Pam
Date: 2002-03-02 16:58
I saw that yesterday and thought it was pretty funny. Who knows what you'd actually get if you won that auction!
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-03-02 17:25
send me 85 bucks and I'll send you some junk too. You may love it. What's 85 bucks.
(The next day I found 85 males deers on my front deck.)
send dollars instead.
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Author: Joe O'Kelly
Date: 2002-03-02 17:25
Talk about taking a risk on ebay. This is the riskiest ever. He gives no gaurentees on what he is selling. If I send $1000 he could send a few indian army instruments and it would be perfectly legal.
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Author: Joe O'Kelly
Date: 2002-03-02 17:31
I remember when I first went on ebay an item listed around the lines of "total junk." The discription was around the lines of, "do not bid on this because it is total junk" and it had no picture. I can recall some rather large bids taking place.
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Author: charlie c
Date: 2002-03-02 17:47
P.T. Barnum would have had a ball with ebay. Step right up folks, don't delay - this is absolutely the LAST DAY to send in your dollar. :-))
Regards, Charlie C.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-03-02 19:49
P T B "there's a sucker born every minute" . "A fool and his money are soon parted", believe by Ben Franklin, cant find in Bartletts !!The pic of the 4 piece metal cl makes me want to bid [how about you Jim?] Don
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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2002-03-02 20:48
Joe, don't knock the Indian Army--their "Band" beat Custer's 8=}}
Bob A
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-03-02 22:37
Thank you for the link, Sarah, interesting. Looked at several of his listings, prob one of the metal cls is the "4 piece" I mentioned, much too high for the box! If the old alto sax IS a Chu Berry, cant read the bell embellishments, it might be a real investment. Cavaet emptor !!
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-03-02 22:49
I could put together a "surprise box" for $84.99:
Vibrator reeds (only the brown/toasty ones)
Bundy mouthpieces (chipped)
Ligatures (screws may or may not be included)
LaVoz Pad Saver (used - starting to disintigrate)
Plastic mouthpiece caps (cracked)
Assorted used pads (already contains glue on back)
One barrel guaranteed not to fit any clarinet made in past 30 yrs.
Pull through swab (torn just enough to snag the register tube)
LH B natural key broken off at the post
Assorted corks (dry rot not too advanced)
(Other mystery items to follow later this week, as I still have some beginner lessons scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)...GBK
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-03-02 22:57
I guess I don't understand the "attitude" regarding eBay. What's different about eBay than any local newspaper Want Ads? I've had one bad experience attempting to purchase a clarinet and it wasn't on eBay. So, some people who advertise on eBay don't know what they're selling.....so what's new?
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Author: willie
Date: 2002-03-03 00:21
Just bag up a couple of those male deers and send 'em to me! The freezer's almost empty.
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Author: Sally Gardens
Date: 2002-03-03 03:31
Hey, now I know what to do with the castoffs from my spring cleaning. Who needs garage sales when you can pawn off a pile of Mystery Junk on eBay for $84.00? And in case you missed out on the first auction, the seller has thoughtfully set up another one just like it:
<a href="http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1521282425">http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1521282425</a>
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Author: willie
Date: 2002-03-03 06:10
The "surprise" will probably be the old Albert Efer or a box of old used reeds.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2002-03-03 14:02
I happen to be an honest eBay user. I both buy and sell from that format and have learned to avoid the dishonest and greedy people and enjoy the good stuff. This taxijazz guy has been around for a while and all I can say is just avoid the stuff if you don't want it and don't feel good about it. His dentist mouthpiece deal is nuts! But, there are some good people on eBay as well. I've only had one bad deal in the several years I've done business on eBay and that was from a buyer who really turned into a monster over a deal that I lost $1,500.00 on.
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Author: Sally Gardens
Date: 2002-03-03 14:57
There's nothing wrong with eBay as a forum of trade, and we know there are honest users and worthwhile items being offered. But there's nothing wrong with poking fun (or shamelessly mocking, as the case may be) at the weirder offerings, or collectively marveling at just how shamelessly brazen some people can be in pawning off junk and making it sound like gold. ;-) Humor is health-giving and invigorating -- and in fact, I think I will go offer some humor for sale on eBay right now!
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-03-05 00:46
What on earth is a vibrator reed?? (I almost hate to ask)
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