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Post by papilio28570 on Aug 30, 2012 15:06:55 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 15:31:11 GMT -8
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Post by garin33 on Aug 30, 2012 15:48:46 GMT -8
What's interesting is that I contacted seller and I told him that I wanted to buy 10. He told me no problem, and that he would have them ready in a few days! ;D
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Post by lucanidae25 on Aug 30, 2012 21:22:17 GMT -8
Are we paying too much attention on how much a specimen is worth? I get a feeling the 1st thing everyone want to know is HOW MUCH?
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Post by papilio28570 on Aug 30, 2012 21:47:59 GMT -8
I think most of us will pay top dollar for the bugs we absolutely want, but we also know it pays to shop around. "A fool and his money are soon parted." An obvious fraud such as this is, IMO, an item of humor for those of us here rather than one of shock and disbelief.
I am frequently amazed at how cheaply I buy things on Ebay. I see a bug I want and put in a high bid of what I am willing to pay and end up getting the insect for 10% or less of what I bid. If I am buying from a web site, I do not quibble and ask for discounts.
I assume people sell their insects for what they are worth to them and not simply what the market will bear.
The internet has caused the price of insects to drop substantially. It has created a source of income for hundreds of people worldwide whereas the market was dominated by a handful of dealers previously.
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Post by ckswank on Aug 30, 2012 21:51:52 GMT -8
garin33 - I wonder how he would respond to multiple large orders! I've got a twisted sense of humor, but I like to people squirm a bit when they are ripping people off or acting like jerks. Back in the 80s, I worked for Pepsi. We were doing a reset of the beverage aisle space allocation. Each major company had 2 or 3 employees working on it. One of the Dr Pepper guys was being a total jerk, and I managed to get his pager number. This was before cell phones or even pagers that registered a caller ID were around. Your pager went off & you had to call your office to get a phone number or message. I gave his pager number to about 10 people & each of us would call it about 2 or 3 times each day for a couple of weeks. Doubt if he got much work done running to the nearest phone to call in!
Charlie
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Post by garin33 on Aug 31, 2012 8:20:29 GMT -8
Charlie,
Good one!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2012 10:05:16 GMT -8
this has been up for sale for quite a while now, I wonder why there are no takers, lol.
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Post by Zacatak on Aug 31, 2012 22:49:53 GMT -8
what i find humorous is the price $8,888.00....its like this guy fell asleep on the 8 key at the keyboard, while trying to think of a price haha
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Post by prillbug4 on Sept 1, 2012 14:20:14 GMT -8
I wouldn't pay 8 cents for it. it's over priced.
Jeff Pill
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Post by wingedwishes on Sept 17, 2012 15:30:23 GMT -8
One good thing for the seller..... After I looked at this item, I ended up buying some Graphium sarpedon that she is selling. I'll report back on the quality.
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Post by ckswank on Sept 17, 2012 17:33:10 GMT -8
Wingedwishes - That may have been the intent all along. Have an outrageous listing that will generate page views so people will see other items for sale. Good strategy! Other items seemed reasonably priced.
Charlie
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