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BAZZABAGGIES · Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 1920

£1 Post free WTF how are the rest supposed to compete

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolv.....43cf78c6a9

Dorking · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 2419

Perhaps he's (assuming it's a he) just trying one last go before they end up in a skip. I imagine when I go through all of mine and get a bit ruthless with the duplicates and old tat I will pretty much shift them at 'give them away' prices rather than see them go in the bin.

pompeypete · Forum Moderator Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 1095

BAZZABAGGIES wrote:

£1 Post free WTF how are the rest supposed to compete

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolv.....43cf78c6a9

Well at least you have your male escort business, although you may have to give the 'extras' for free..........

Just shows what the e bay shops can do........

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Eck · Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 2548

He's really giving away because it isn't in collectable condition

thedabs · Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 386

I've been collecting and trading for 20 years. Bazza you and a few others have been ever present and the people expecting to make money from selling at £1 free postage can't make money. If its a clearance sale then they won't make enough to buy new stock and they will have a debt when they have to pay fees.

You and the others I have bought from will always win because at a £1 a time you can't invest.

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pafcprogs · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 994 Location: Westerham Kent

And he probably uses the day job franking machine

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overlap · Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 426

Assuming this is not going into the out-tray at work, how much 'profit' is there? A free listing. Prog probably thin and small enough to go as a letter, so that is 52p for second class stamp, and a re-used envelope. 10% Ebay fee of £1 is 10p. Paypal fee is 3.4% plus 20p per transaction, which on £1 is 23.4p. Total costs = 52 + 10 + 23 (rounded down) = 85p. 'Profit' of 15p. Use your 20 free listings in same way, and after a lot of effort it, gives you £3 spending money. Might just about get you a pint in Wetherspoons.

Eck · Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 2548

He has only done this on one item, maybe he's like me and won't sell a load of old shite and would rather give it away than throw it out.

BAZZABAGGIES · Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 1920

Eck I know your computers in Scotland are still supplied by Amstrad.
But he has many at £1 post free and over 100 less than £1.50 Post Free

Eck · Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 2548

His Scottish ones won't sell.

bigearl79 · Joined: 03 Nov 2013 Posts: 440

Ideally we all want them as cheap possible. But if no one want's it, you literally can't give it away. Mate of mine said he was offered a load of 'old' Scunthorpe programmes. They were around the year 2000. 95% are worthless and due to the size of them, not something he was interested.

derby1884 · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:28 pm Post subject:

Eck - your new avatar reminds me in the "Number One" logo they used to use at the end of Top Of The Pops in the early 70s!

Back when, if it wasn't Slade, it was Mud. Or Wizzard. Or The Osmonds. Or Sweet. Or that bloody awful 'Eye Level' theme by Simon Park that stayed at the top of the charts for about 8 months...
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pompeypete · Forum Moderator Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 1095

Try This.......

http://youtu.be/zvesdlGe-EI

all together now, la lala la.......etc
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Eck · Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 2548

Winding up people with that everywhere Steve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EloSJ_9ZsO0

derby1884 · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:14 pm Post subject:

Ah memories.

Was TOTP on a Thursday night?

I remember Radio One used to play, in reverse order, numbers 1-5 in the charts on a Tuesday lunchtime.
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Ruud Van Driver · Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 1264

derby1884 wrote:

Ah memories.

Was TOTP on a Thursday night?

It certainly was and I remember waiting to see Judas Priest at the Birmingham Odeon on a Thursday night whilst they trawled out their latest commercial crap on Top of the Pops and then after they'd helicoptered back from the BBC in London having to leave halfway through their set to make the last bus back to Walsall. Would love to do it all over again though....
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BAZZABAGGIES · Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 1920

Ive seen Rob Halford the lead singer a lot around the local area Four Oaks.

derby1884 · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:07 pm Post subject:

Judas Priest were on TOTP?

Blimey- I can't picture that!

Did they mime or play live?
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Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:18 am Post subject:

Here they are - singing anyway.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THTbMZd5COA

Eck · Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 2548

derby1884 wrote:

Judas Priest were on TOTP?

Blimey- I can't picture that!

Did they mime or play live?

Bolan used to actually sing the songs even though it was a recording being played.