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This G-33000 gets around

ZebraBlvd

ZebraBlvd

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Was watching a sale on the bay for a Sansui G-33000, just out of curiosity for what it would sell for. The sell ended yesterday evening, for a nice little sum I might add. So today I was going through my local CL listings and what should I come across, a Sansui G-33000 for sale. So I click on the item and was very much surprised by what I saw and read. Here are two links, the first is for the bay sale and the second is for the CL listing.

Link One

Link Two
 
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They are "double dipping"- posting in 2 places to double the exposure. Seen it here in Phoenix CL, too. If someone buys it on eBay, they just delete the post on CL. No cost. If they sell it on CL, they can "dummy" buy it or just end the auction. Very little cost.

Selling on CL removes the hassle of packing and shipping and dealing with a potential unhappy buyer. Selling on eBay increases the size of the market and usually the price of the item sold. I've even seen the exact same photos and descriptions used on both.
 
eBay has done this to themselves by screwing sellers. I know I'm furious at them, and I'm all for someone doubling their exposure and possibly getting to give eBay the finger on fees.
 
wizargoz said:
They are "double dipping"- posting in 2 places to double the exposure. Seen it here in Phoenix CL, too. If someone buys it on eBay, they just delete the post on CL. No cost. If they sell it on CL, they can "dummy" buy it or just end the auction. Very little cost.

Selling on CL removes the hassle of packing and shipping and dealing with a potential unhappy buyer. Selling on eBay increases the size of the market and usually the price of the item sold. I've even seen the exact same photos and descriptions used on both.
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Not "double dipping" in these cases. The items had already sold on the bay hours before these CL listings were initially posted.
 
Bet the CL sellers are just being lazy and swiping the pictures. Happens all the time with AK pictures too.
JimB
 
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