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Originally Posted by Miao  While I agree that it can become like an auction, I highly doubt the bidding will ever exceed the actual value of the item(s) in question. There may be the few exceptions, but how many would "pay out" more than the retail value of something anyway? Also, this one-on-one deal doesn't necessarily mean that an OP must "sell" to the highest bidder. OP may just as well choose the lowest bidder or perhaps even someone who posts a tear-jerking or laughter inducing reason why s/he should be the one receiving the item(s). |
I agree, I don't think that anyone is going to go above and beyond the value of a used item just to get it. (Unless it's Twalla and those smoochie lips of course
) People would also be more likely to get things they would like as opposed to just taking something for the sake of it.
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Originally Posted by Miao Personally, I'm not too comfortable with the "token" idea given that once "value" is tacked onto a deal, it gets messy. What do we do about someone who paid, say, $2 clearance on a smoochy lip compared to another who paid $20 in a different country, state, or maybe just a different season or a boutique store that really liked to rip people off? If it's "used" and you mark it down by 30%, does the $20 one then become $14 while half of the population of people viewing the thread notes that they've seen it around for $2, so there's no way the OP could have paid $20 for it? I don't know. And what about those who got goodies at great wholesale prices? I know, for instance, I saw a game being posted in the Garage Sale section asking for US$40 used. I had since then seen it sold at Toys R Us, albeit on a "sale until x date" for that price NEW and in Canadian Dollars (CA$40). And I'm pretty sure I can find it used for much less in various video game stores and even pawn shops or flea markets. |
This is a good point. I know I've said this several times over the past few days and I hate that it is a fact... but there are/have been members that can and will try to take advantage without a second thought - it's happened before and no doubt it will sadly happen again. I'm not trying to be negative by any means but in order for this to work effectively and fairly every angle HAS to be focused on and one of those is making it less easy for members to be scammed.
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Originally Posted by Miao By doing the one-on-one without tokens, I believe the original intent on of the GUGE can still be possible! For those who really just want to give, only now, not just the "next person in line" gets the chance to grab up all of the "best" goodies assuming more than one handful of us have similar tastes and needs. For example, I can now put up 5 Monkey Daze bling bling and 5 Juicy original carriers and not be too worried that one self-serving little "hog" (for a lack of a better term  ) will grab up all 5 or 10 of those items and just put in "whatever" to fill the box up again to pass along to the next guy. |
Again this is something I tried to say at the weekend on the other thread. Someone somewhere would want to take ALL the best things.
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Originally Posted by Miao At least with this method, I might know better that 5 different people will receive my things and I may then also choose to just GIVE them away, heck with the diamond studded coat someone's offering or the lime green knit sweater I'll never use--I'll just give it to them for nothing in return! Heck, I can even just post up and say I have ONE carrier. I see 50 posts for it, and I then say, "Ah huh! I fooled you all! I actually have 10 to give away so the first 2, middle 2 and the last 6 posters/requester ALL get one! Hurray!"  |
Do you have a money tree in your back garden??