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Comment by George Lazarette posted on eBay madness at 26/07/2011 - 21:52
The advice for any auction is to set your maximum and don't go over it. A lot of people listen to this and then ignore it. Mark's approach is spot on for ebay.
It ignores human frailty. If somebody has his eye on something, and he is, pro tem, the winning bidder, he will start to believe it is his.
Then along comes Mark, and places a higher bid. Buyer one, outraged, will then bid again (and he will bid MORE than he originally decided the item was worth), and Mark will lose the item.
If Mark waited until 5 seconds before the end of the auction, his bid would win because the original buyer would not have time to bid again.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on eBay madness at 26/07/2011 - 21:49
I own, or have owned, all the better Pentax flashguns, and prefer to use the 500 over anything else.
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PS: Think how lovely it is not to have a pre-flash.
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax AF500FTZ flashgun with K200 and K-5? Any experience? at 26/07/2011 - 21:20
Of course George you are absolutely correct - quite the expert
I bow to your far superior knowledge
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Willing model? at 26/07/2011 - 21:04
You are wrong there George - totally wrong
I'd better leave it alone
But you are massively exaggerating the dangers of ponies. Hundreds of thousands of adults and children are involved with things equine, and the number of incidents involving ponies acting dangerously is very small.
Crossing the road is much more dangerous.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Willing model? at 26/07/2011 - 17:01
If you can't tell the mood of an animal, then perhaps you would be wise to steer well clear.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Willing model? at 26/07/2011 - 12:58
You want a hood for a longer lens. Around 100mm might work.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on WANTED: Lens Hood for FA 80-200 2.8 * at 26/07/2011 - 12:54
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Good news on the Squirrel front! at 26/07/2011 - 12:49
Banks have to make money somehow. They aren't NPOs. Clearly in the UK they do it with (amongst other things) bank transfers.
Instead of simple, fair, and honest charges, (and proper interest paid on account balances), we have a system where the banks lie in wait and rob you at every turn.
We need to accept that the directors of banks, telecomms companies, and budget airlines are no better than common thieves.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Buying and Selling in Classifieds - a word of warning at 26/07/2011 - 12:46
I'm certainly considering changing banks. I used to be (until recently) with Alliance & Leicester. Instant transfers. All was good.
But then they had to go and merge with Santander. I can't deposit cheques at my local post office anymore.
This week, all my transfers took 3 days (which I did'nt expect). I now realise I have taken a step back!
At least I know where I stand now - but if anyone else is in the same boat (formerly A&L and now Santander) just be aware that we have inherrited a poorer service. Now there's progress for you!
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Buying and Selling in Classifieds - a word of warning at 26/07/2011 - 12:40
In fact, it's good for them too. It stops them from bidding too much in the heat of the moment.
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