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Negative gloat!
I have always boasted of my great buys; so it is only fair to mention a
screw up. Maybe someone can learn from it. I bought a set of reconditioned Dewalt 36v tools on Ebay for $480. That is $75 less than I could find them for anywhere else. There was a packing slip on the box. The seller had bought them from Amazon two weeks earlier for $399! I checked Amazon today, and they have them for $399. ARRRGGGHHH! Well, they didn't have them when I checked, and I sure don't need them now; but they are great tools, so if anyone wants a good buy... But you know, they are going for over $500 right now on Ebay, maybe if I bought a few sets... nah; ain't worth the hassle for a $25 profit. (freight, ebay expense, paypal expense...) |
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Negative gloat!
"Toller" wrote in message ... I have always boasted of my great buys; so it is only fair to mention a screw up. Maybe someone can learn from it. I bought a set of reconditioned Dewalt 36v tools on Ebay for $480. That is $75 less than I could find them for anywhere else. There was a packing slip on the box. The seller had bought them from Amazon two weeks earlier for $399! I checked Amazon today, and they have them for $399. ARRRGGGHHH! Well, they didn't have them when I checked, and I sure don't need them now; but they are great tools, so if anyone wants a good buy... But you know, they are going for over $500 right now on Ebay, maybe if I bought a few sets... nah; ain't worth the hassle for a $25 profit. (freight, ebay expense, paypal expense...) Why, did you buy them if you did not need them? |
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Negative gloat!
Negative gloat....? Does that mean I suck?
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Negative gloat!
"Leon" wrote in message t... "Toller" wrote in message ... I have always boasted of my great buys; so it is only fair to mention a screw up. Maybe someone can learn from it. I bought a set of reconditioned Dewalt 36v tools on Ebay for $480. That is $75 less than I could find them for anywhere else. There was a packing slip on the box. The seller had bought them from Amazon two weeks earlier for $399! I checked Amazon today, and they have them for $399. ARRRGGGHHH! Well, they didn't have them when I checked, and I sure don't need them now; but they are great tools, so if anyone wants a good buy... But you know, they are going for over $500 right now on Ebay, maybe if I bought a few sets... nah; ain't worth the hassle for a $25 profit. (freight, ebay expense, paypal expense...) Why, did you buy them if you did not need them? I bought them because I needed them. I "don't need them now" from amazon because I already bought them on ebay. Get it? |
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Negative gloat!
On Jun 29, 6:57 pm, "Toller" wrote:
"Leon" wrote in message "Toller" wrote in message But you know, they are going for over $500 right now on Ebay, maybe if I bought a few sets... nah; ain't worth the hassle for a $25 profit. (freight, ebay expense, paypal expense...) Why, did you buy them if you did not need them? I bought them because I needed them. I "don't need them now" from amazon because I already bought them on ebay. Get it? You have a disease. How do I know? Because I have the same one. After I do all of my homework, scour the web, check eBay, and make my purchase, I keep shopping until I find a cheaper price. I think it's my way of keeping me humble. R |
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Negative gloat!
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:44:37 GMT, "Toller" wrote:
I bought a set of reconditioned Dewalt 36v tools on Ebay for $480. That is $75 less than I could find them for anywhere else. There was a packing slip on the box. The seller had bought them from Amazon two weeks earlier for $399! The seller left a neener in the box? G --------------------------------------------- ** http://www.bburke.com/woodworking.html ** --------------------------------------------- |
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Negative gloat!
"Toller" wrote in message ... Well, they didn't have them when I checked, and I sure don't need them now; but they are great tools, so if anyone wants a good buy... But you know, they are going for over $500 right now on Ebay, maybe if I bought a few sets... nah; ain't worth the hassle for a $25 profit. (freight, ebay expense, paypal expense...) Why, did you buy them if you did not need them? I bought them because I needed them. I "don't need them now" from amazon because I already bought them on ebay. Get it? Now that you have put in all the explained what you were trying to say I do. You said, I checked Amazon today, and they have them for $399. ARRRGGGHHH! Well, they didn't have them when I checked, and I sure don't need them now; but they are great tools, so if anyone wants a good buy... That sounded like you were trying to sell the ones you bought. |
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Negative gloat!
Leon wrote:
Why, did you buy them if you did not need them? We often see a similar question in regard to guns, usually framed in an accusatory fashion: "Why do you need a firearm capable of [holding 30 bullets, spraying death indiscriminately, that looks so menacing, capable of bringing down an airliner, etc.]?" This is often followed by the opinion that: "No one needs ..." The operative word is not "need;" the action word is "want." |
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Negative gloat!
HeyBub wrote:
We often see a similar question in regard to guns, usually framed in an accusatory fashion: "Why do you need a firearm capable of [holding 30 bullets, spraying death indiscriminately, that looks so menacing, capable of bringing down an airliner, etc.]?" Seems like a good question to me. IMHO, if you need more than one shot, you don't deserve the meat. At least that is the way I was taught. Lew |
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Negative gloat!
Lew Hodgett wrote:
HeyBub wrote: We often see a similar question in regard to guns, usually framed in an accusatory fashion: "Why do you need a firearm capable of [holding 30 bullets, spraying death indiscriminately, that looks so menacing, capable of bringing down an airliner, etc.]?" Seems like a good question to me. IMHO, if you need more than one shot, you don't deserve the meat. At least that is the way I was taught. Good point. There's a one word retort, though. I can't use the word on a family-oriented newsgroup, but here's a translation: "Zulus! Thousands of 'em!" ------- I got into a conversation with one of my customers who lives on Cape Cod. I told her about visiting a local (Texas) gun show and being somewhat surprised at the number of crew-served weapons for sale. "What's a crew-served weapon?" she asked. I replied: "Oh, it's one that takes more than one person to operate it - a heavy machine gun, a mortar, things like that." .... "What are the people who buy these things going to do with them?" "Uh, nothing," I said. "It's just having them that is the goal." "I don't believe that," she said. "They must have some plan in mind!" .... "Okay, Carol," I confided. "I can tell you. We're stocking up for the revolution." "I KNEW IT!" |
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