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Originally posted by joz:
MTG is boring now...to many Spikes in casual just trying to win with Netdecks; instead of good players trying to play Magic the Gathering.

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Originally posted by joz:
trololololol

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Fixed that for ya.

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Originally posted by joz:
MTG is boring now...to many Spikes in casual just trying to win with Netdecks; instead of good players trying to play Magic the Gathering.

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I do agree with him to an extent. Its boring to show up to FNM and all I see is Caw-Blade.

So I draft.

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Originally posted by Volcanon:
T2 has sucked since Lorwyn was printed. What else is new?

Looks like they spoiled the entire New Phyrexia on mtg.com early. Cuz, like, some other guy spoiled the godbook.

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This week on dailymtg.com is gonna be awkward as hell

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Originally posted by Markers:
That is not the artistīs sig...

http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-Jace-Beleren-Book-Promo-V ery-Rare-Signed-Artist-/130512735126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e632a4b96

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Seems there is a lot of that going around on eBay these days.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/caquaa/mtg/FoilJapLilliana.jpg

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Originally posted by caquaa:
to the best of my knowledge, this is Aleski's actual sig:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/caquaa/mtg/FoilJapLilliana.jpg

purchased from a reputable person (whom I forgotten, lol) but I know the Garfield sig is legit. Cheap scanner + not the newest sleeve = bad scan, but it works I guess.

It doesn't even look foil in that scan

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That's it.

Looks like ripper extraordinaire j dombek made an appearance at the scg tourney over the weekend.

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Originally posted by Aznopium:
http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/21689_Round_7_Gerry_Thompson_vs_J ere my_Dombek.html

Looks like ripper extraordinaire j dombek made an appearance at the scg tourney over the weekend.

http://classic.magictraders.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000848.html

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Happy anniversary, Gum Stick Cards!

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Originally posted by Schwingzilla:
I'm aware it's a violation of eBay rules.

When I'm buying goods, I have no problem if the seller has higher shipping and handling prices. Personally, I would rather have money given to the seller than eBay.

What they did is close a loophole that people take advantage of.

And to say sellers who do this are ripping people off is ridiculous. Reducing the fees for selling lowers the price for the buyer in the end. What, do you just go on eBay and buy goods without ever even looking at the shipping cost? Now that you can't be ripped off by the seller "hiding" the cost of the item in the shipping number one line below the sale price, are you now going to completely ignore shipping costs?

Shipping is part of what you pay. I never misled people in any way.

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Originally posted by Shap:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Schwingzilla:
I'm aware it's a violation of eBay rules.

When I'm buying goods, I have no problem if the seller has higher shipping and handling prices. Personally, I would rather have money given to the seller than eBay.

What they did is close a loophole that people take advantage of.

And to say sellers who do this are ripping people off is ridiculous. Reducing the fees for selling lowers the price for the buyer in the end. What, do you just go on eBay and buy goods without ever even looking at the shipping cost? Now that you can't be ripped off by the seller "hiding" the cost of the item in the shipping number one line below the sale price, are you now going to completely ignore shipping costs?

Shipping is part of what you pay. I never misled people in any way.

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That said, never underestimate the stupidity of the public. I honestly think a lot of people (more than you can possibly imagine) REALLY DO ignore the shipping cost until they win the auction, they get all ****y about it.[/QUOTE]

Buyers expect a reasonable shipping cost.

Ebay now gives the option of seeing a combined bid price + shipping option, but it isn't the default. Do yourself a favour and don't overcharge shipping. eBay is telling you, by the way, by not letting you neg buyers that you should stop overcharging on shipping or face the big negs.

If you abuse the shipping fees too much you'll end up like video games, where eBay forces you to take a loss on shipping fees by mandating that shipping fees MUST be a certain price.

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Originally posted by Schwingzilla:
That's bad. It will create an equilibrium where sales prices are now higher by 9% of the shipping cost, is all.

Using high shipping costs to get around the fees is a good way to lower the price of goods. I've done it lots of times to sell items I would not otherwise even bother listing.

I have no sympathy for buyers who are incapable of adding two numbers that are clearly displayed. Hey, if a good is nine dollars and shipping is thirty, the price of the good is 39 dollars, end of story. It is completely meaningless how much I'm paying for "shipping" or "sales price."

Though, as it's doing nothing but increase fees for sellers, and this will trickle down into prices for buyers, especially for fees that sellers don't have control over if you calculate shipping after purchase, it will drive a few more people away from eBay. And toward MOTL, hopefully. So that's good.

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Then don't sell on ebay. Their fees (while ridiculous) are made clear to sellers. If you want to sell on the site you should abide by their policies. You are one seller I'll like to see ebay suspending. Always good to get rid of such sellers anyway. Whether buyers can't add two numbers together is another matter by itself.

One good reason why ebay is now charging fees for shipping is due to people like you. Guess they noticed too many people trying to circumvent fees that ebay decided to fix the problem once and for all. Sellers that charge a low price for the listing but a ridiculous shipping cost aren't playing on a same level fieldas everyone else. Why should you be the special one that don't have to pay the full fees when everyone else are doing so? You want lower fees, get a top rated seller then instead of pulling our such stunts to reduce your fees.

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Originally posted by Volcanon:
I've noticed, anyway, that my stuff sells way better when I make it free shipping. Might be psychological or something. When I charged $10-15 for something that had to be registered, it consistently sold for $20+ less than if I offered free shipping with registered "as a throwin."

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This may be a new benefit from their policy to take fees from the shipping cost. If I'm going to lose money to them either way I'd probably prefer to offer "Free" shipping and see where the auction goes.

For Magic cards, it's probably only a few cents here and there but it will probably show a more accurate reflection of what people are willing to pay for cards.

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Originally posted by CubFan81:
This may be a new benefit from their policy to take fees from the shipping cost. If I'm going to lose money to them either way I'd probably prefer to offer "Free" shipping and see where the auction goes.

For Magic cards, it's probably only a few cents here and there but it will probably show a more accurate reflection of what people are willing to pay for cards.

I personally always combine the shipping cost into my bid (ie: Only want to spend about 6.50-7.00 per card and the shipping is $3.00 then I'd only bid $25 on a playset). If a large portion of auctions start going listing Free shipping (I doubt it would happen as much as I'd like because eBay might be full of more idiots than MTG Salvation) then MOTL's price guide would reflect that as well.

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I don't even bother to check what my net profit is on ebay sales. I know I'm making some money, cuz the stuff I'm selling I bought when it was basically value-less. I doubt my fees any less for not charging shipping though.

eBay's point is that they don't want bidders to have to combine shipping when they are making a bid. Because ebay doesn't extend bid times after "shotgun" bids like Yahoo Japan Auction does, they clearly want people to "get into the mood" and bid for the sky on things they want (this means, of course, more fees for them.)

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Originally posted by stu55:
Anyone else think it funny when Jshields offers to sell cards or buy cards at like 20% less then the people post them for? Or am I alone on this one?

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not alone, stu. not alone.