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At a guess, a box for 6.5mm ammunition, European, WW1 era.
10/31/2020 at 3:54 pm in reply to: How To Handle Global Shipping NOT AS DESCRIBED Returns ( Please Read ) #83017So… if a buyer claims that the item doesn’t match the listing description then the seller’s not liable. But if the item’s not described properly then the seller is liable.
I got a headache now.
Back in the old days, dealers would form a ‘ring’ (known as an auction or bidding ring) so as not to bid up the price of lots they were interested in. One dealer would do the bidding, and then after the auction, and out of sight of the auctioneers, there’d be a knockout session of bidding between the ring.
Apparently the online version is known in the UK as a joint acquisition agreement, and is okay as long as it is disclosed, otherwise it’s a breach of (EU) competition law.
And then there’s the opposite, b**** bidding in live auctions, shill bidding on eBay- the two have slightly different intentions. The first is used to discourage rival bidders, ‘cos if you watch someone closely you can usually tell when they’re going to bid, so you can run them up. I reckon that’s part of the reason why dealers stand at the back of the auction room.
There’s this link Pottery mark with number and USA but it’s not very helpful!
I searched “antique stone acorn” and only about one in ten actually looked like an acorn, with a smooth surface. The rest were the same as Sonia’s. I guess the original acorn design was just too plain.
If you’re in need of a rabbit-hole to dive down, google ‘Boscobel’, which is maybe where this whole acorn business started.
No problem! I was stumped until I guessed that the 3 P 30 could be the price. A lot of late Soviet decorative things seem to have the price marked on them.
Pine cone- “antique pine cone finial ” throws up lots of similar items, with the leaves- which is odd , I’ve never seen a pine cone with leaves.
Russian, Dulevo factory, 2nd quality, may be 1980s, price may be 3 roubles and 30 kopecks.
Thanks Sharyn, that makes sense- some listings don’t have the option, so I suppose nobody looked at them more than once (cue sad violin music).
I’d assume that the ‘send offer’ was for items that had watchers, but it appears that offers can be sent to people that had just viewed the item. For instance,I’ve got a vase listed that’s eligible to ‘send offers’; there’s no watchers but 47 views so presumably there’s 47 people I can spam with an offer for a rather boring stoneware vase.
Ah, but do you have the “auto-bazaar” feature, where the store invites you in for a cup of mint tea and two hours of hard selling? 🙂
There’s an automated send-offer feature just turned up on eBay UK, for business sellers only. The seller sends out an offer to an interested buyer (watcher); if the buyer doesn’t bite, the auto-send feature checks 24 hours after the offer was sent out for other watchers, and sends them the same offer, and so on until either the item sells or the sun becomes a red giant, whichever is sooner.
Seems to be a trend in the UK for manufacturers to produce “green cuisine” from dried peas.
“We take a specially selected variety of pea and take all the protein goodness (which contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass) from the dried peas. Then we add our unique combination of herbs and spices for a succulent taste experience that’s Rich in Protein and a Source of Fibre and Iron.” (quote from Bird’s Eye website)
I tried three of these “succulent taste experiences”, then I went out and bought some mouthwash to get rid of the taste.
The wood might be cork bark (as in wine bottle corks) from a cork oak
Well they did sell a nasty pink and purple thing for 64 dollars yesterday. Mattel Purple Pretty Bit.
And also a yellow elephant for a best offer on a 92 dollar price, so it could’ve sold for 60 or 70.
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