VS lids and more on ebay by same seller

[FedOregon]

Here's a link to one hat by Art Fawcett of Vintage Silhouettes. Check under the seller's other items for sale to see several more nice VS lids and a Lee and a Dobbs that are up for sale.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/15224680711...s,nqc=nqc,nqt=nqt,ec=ec,exe=exe,ext=ext,bu=bu

 

[safetyfast]

Wish he had one my size.


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[FedOregon]

They're all my size. This could be dangerous... I could go bankrupt looking at all those.

 

[Frunobulax]

They're all my size. This could be dangerous... I could go bankrupt looking at all those.

LOL.

 

[DJH]

Fed, I know you posted this with the best of intentions and it isn't strictly against the rules (other than this should be in the Vintage Finds, not the classifieds), but a lot of the members are against posting live auctions that are not your own.

Imagine, you are patiently watching an auction you found and hoping for a bargain, when it is posted here which suddenly increases the competition and drives up the price.

Remember, most of the visits to the Lounge are by lurkers, not members. If I'm bidding on an auction (I'm not on this one and none of those hats are my size), I don't want to have to compete with all those guys.

OK, I'm off my soapbox - that guy does have some nice hats for sale!




Cheers!
David - 21 Century Man

 

[FedOregon]

Sorry, I just read a notice here saying it was ok to do so. I'm bidding on a couple and just thought others here might like to bid also. I apologize if it's not generally accepted.

 

[casechopper]

It's perfectly fine though some would prefer you not let others know when there's a good deal because they would prefer less bidders finding an auction they're interested in. I personally wouldn't post it if the hats were my size and I was bidding because then I'd have more competition

 

[Redfokker]

I'm 7 1/4 LO, these are close, but maybe not the best fit.

 

[1mach1]

Those hats belong to a lounger.

 

[hatsRme]

Sorry, I just read a notice here saying it was ok to do so. I'm bidding on a couple and just thought others here might like to bid also. I apologize if it's not generally accepted.

Ask yourself this question: "If I'm at an auction, do I want a lot of other folks bidding on the same items as I am?"

 

[Gromulus]

"Thinning the herd"....must be an impressive herd!

 

[Frunobulax]

Those hats belong to a lounger.

I figured as much. Which one, I don't know.

 

[moehawk]

Maybe a Lounger went to see a shrink and is now selling their hat collection to buy smaller ones?

 

[Bob Roberts]

Very simple. All the more interested buyers all the more bidders all the more money the item will end up costing you. I dont bother jumping into these feeding frenzies.

 

[FedOregon]

I read the rules about posting here. Specifically, the rules about posting links to live ebay auctions. If there is a receptacle of generally acceptable mores, maybe it should be posted in a sticky somewhere for all to read. I am personally bidding on hats in these auctions so the idea of "more for me, less for others" doesn't hold water in my view. If someone wants to bid more than me, then more power to them.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/ebay-auction-links-permitted.48027/

When the posting of live ebay auctions was banned several years ago, it was in recognition of what we, as a forum of some 4-5,000 members, represented as a growing force in the market.
As our membership has grown, it seems clear that the posting or not of ebay auctions (or Etsy sales, etc), really makes no difference in the final sale. Interest in the items left behind by The Greatest Generation has blossomed beyond what most of us would have expected even a few years ago. The rule, it is apparent, is pointless, and makes a lot of unnecessary work for the bartenders to enforce. There is apparently so much interest in these items among the buying public, and so very few auctions escape the notice of the members anyway, that we're removing the ban.

From here on out, we won't discourage the posting of such links. In fact, if you link to an auction, please post the link itself. Mentions of auction item numbers or seller names will be removed, If you're going to do it, do it properly.

The rule about posting links to your only auctions of your own items in Classifieds still stands but is changing on one key way: We won't permit the posting of links to your ebay seller list. You must post links to individual sales. Also, items linked must reflect the general vintage interests of members.

Of course, we reserve the right to remove auctions that the Bartender Staff deems inappropriate.

May the best Lounger win!

.

 

[DJH]

To be fair, Fed the rule you quoted goes on to say that rule about only posting to your own auctions still applies - i.e. If you are selling an item on eBay you can post a link here. Not links to auctions that are not yours.

 

[willyto]

Would you be going after him if he had posted this on the Vintage deals and finds subforum? I guess not. Just move the thread there and that's it. You can't really fight against lurkers unless you make the goods and services for members only.

I know what you all mean when it comes to driving the prices up but how will be anyone be able to share deals if people get mad because they wanted to bid on them.

 

[Frunobulax]

I don't think anybody's "mad."


Sent directly from my mind to yours

 

[DJH]

I don't think anybody's "mad."

Speak for yourself, Jim. I have a certificate around here somewhere that confirms my madness.

Not that anyone with a bunch of funny hats could be considered sane. [emoji3]

 

[hatsRme]

Things/people are changing here on the Lounge....