[NCLUG] dsl modem for qwest & frii

[Sean Reifschneider]

On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 06:13:54PM -0600, Marcio Luis Teixeira wrote:
>So my experiences with eBay so far have been very positive (and I've done 
>about 100 transactions so far). My advice is to use common sense. Only buy 
>from people with high feedback scores (I suggest over 50, at least) and 

A high number doesn't mean *THAT* much.  They can be forged.  I actually
look at the comments and the length of time the account has been active.
I'm much more suspicious of people with a rating of 50 that started selling
in the last week than of people with a rating of 10 who have been selling
regularly for over a year...

>I don't think you can go wrong on eBay, unless you pay too much for something 
>that doesn't work for you and that no one else wants. See the completed 
>auctions went for and try to get an item below the average selling price (you 

I do that all the time when trying to decide reasonable prices to pay or
sell for used equipment.  There's a "search completed auctions" section
where you can see what other equipment has sold for.

>Anyhow, sorry for the shameless plug for eBay -- if the new spam catcher is 

ebay kicks ass, as long as you don't make mistakes.  ;-)

Sean
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