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VANDOO · 6th December 2005, 08:19 PM

NOW THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL PROBLEM, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND.
1. YOU ARE ASKING A STRANGER OR AQUAINTENCE FOR A FAVOR
2. THEY ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO HELP YOU OUT AND PROBABLY HAVE PLENTY TO DO, SO IF THEY TAKE THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEGE THEY ARE DOING YOU A FAVOR SO EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE.
3. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT TO ASK A QUESTION AS IT MAY TAKE THE PERSONS YOU ASK SOME TIME TO REPLY DUE TO THEIR SCHEDULE OR HAVING TO LOOK UP SOMETHING IN THEIR REFRENCES IN ORDER TO HELP.
4. IF YOU DO FIND SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO HELP YOU, DON'T USE THE RESOURCE EXCEPT WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO BAD! BECAUSE IF YOU ASK ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU ARE CONSIDERING ON BIDDING ON EVEN THE MOST PATIENT OF US WOULD GET GROUCHY AND WOULD NOT WANT TO BE BOTHERED ANY FURTHER.
5. KNOWLEGE IS A VALUABLE THING SO DON'T USE IT UP ON UNIMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
6. THIS WOULD RARELY COME UP AS WE CAN ASK ALL OTHER TYPES OF QUESTIONS ON THE FORUM EXCEPT ONES ABOUT OPEN AUCTIONS.
7. KEEP IN MIND WE ALL HAVE KNOWLEGE IN CERTIAN FIELDS BUT NOT IN EVERYTHING SO TRY AND FIND SOMEONE WHO HAS THE KNOWLEGE YOU SEEK BY LOOKING AT OLD POSTS OR PERHAPS CONTACTING A MEMBER FOR SUGGESTIONS ON WHO TO ASK, OF COURSE YOU MIGHT DRAW ATTENTION AND COMPETICIAN IF YOU ASK THE WRONG PERSON. MOST OF US ARE GOOD PEOPLE BUT I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY SAINTS.

MOST OF US RELY ON OUR OWN EXPERIENCE IN COLLECTING, RESEARCH AND GUT FEELINGS ON EBAY AND OTHER AUCTIONS SO THAT WOULD BE WHAT OUR ADVICE WOULD BE BASED ON. WE ARE NOT PERFECT AND IF ALL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS A PICTURE ON A COMPUTER WE ARE AT A BIG DISADVANTAGE. I PERSONALLY COULD NOT GIVE YOU A IDEA ON PRICE SO WOULD JUST GIVE A OPINION ON IF IT WAS THE REAL THING OR NOT AND IF I WOULD PAY THE OPENING BID OR NOT. I LIVE IN THE PAST SO WHAT I CAN BRING MYSELF TO PAY IS USUALLY LESS THAN TODAYS PRICE SO IN THAT REGARD I AM A POOR RESOURCE.

6th December 2005, 08:19 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	NOW THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL PROBLEM, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND. 1. YOU ARE ASKING A STRANGER OR AQUAINTENCE FOR A FAVOR 2. THEY ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO HELP YOU OUT AND PROBABLY HAVE PLENTY TO DO, SO IF THEY TAKE THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEGE THEY ARE DOING YOU A FAVOR SO EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE. 3. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT TO ASK A QUESTION AS IT MAY TAKE THE PERSONS YOU ASK SOME TIME TO REPLY DUE TO THEIR SCHEDULE OR HAVING TO LOOK UP SOMETHING IN THEIR REFRENCES IN ORDER TO HELP. 4. IF YOU DO FIND SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO HELP YOU, DON'T USE THE RESOURCE EXCEPT WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO BAD! BECAUSE IF YOU ASK ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU ARE CONSIDERING ON BIDDING ON EVEN THE MOST PATIENT OF US WOULD GET GROUCHY AND WOULD NOT WANT TO BE BOTHERED ANY FURTHER. 5. KNOWLEGE IS A VALUABLE THING SO DON'T USE IT UP ON UNIMPORTANT QUESTIONS. 6. THIS WOULD RARELY COME UP AS WE CAN ASK ALL OTHER TYPES OF QUESTIONS ON THE FORUM EXCEPT ONES ABOUT OPEN AUCTIONS. 7. KEEP IN MIND WE ALL HAVE KNOWLEGE IN CERTIAN FIELDS BUT NOT IN EVERYTHING SO TRY AND FIND SOMEONE WHO HAS THE KNOWLEGE YOU SEEK BY LOOKING AT OLD POSTS OR PERHAPS CONTACTING A MEMBER FOR SUGGESTIONS ON WHO TO ASK, OF COURSE YOU MIGHT DRAW ATTENTION AND COMPETICIAN IF YOU ASK THE WRONG PERSON. MOST OF US ARE GOOD PEOPLE BUT I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY SAINTS. MOST OF US RELY ON OUR OWN EXPERIENCE IN COLLECTING, RESEARCH AND GUT FEELINGS ON EBAY AND OTHER AUCTIONS SO THAT WOULD BE WHAT OUR ADVICE WOULD BE BASED ON. WE ARE NOT PERFECT AND IF ALL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS A PICTURE ON A COMPUTER WE ARE AT A BIG DISADVANTAGE. I PERSONALLY COULD NOT GIVE YOU A IDEA ON PRICE SO WOULD JUST GIVE A OPINION ON IF IT WAS THE REAL THING OR NOT AND IF I WOULD PAY THE OPENING BID OR NOT. I LIVE IN THE PAST SO WHAT I CAN BRING MYSELF TO PAY IS USUALLY LESS THAN TODAYS PRICE SO IN THAT REGARD I AM A POOR RESOURCE. Last edited by VANDOO; 7th December 2005 at 12:38 AM.