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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2166678, member: 27832"]Oh, for sure, there are <i>thousands</i> of "unsearched lots" listed on eBay for every one like this. I'm not buying those lots, though. Note that the word "unsearched" didn't appear anywhere in this listing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I've talked at length here about one or two big wins I've had on odd lots. I've gambled on a few that turned out to be worth only the money I spent, or sometimes even a little less. But I'm <i>very</i> conservative in what I bid on, and what I bid on it. (You should see some of the lots on which I was the second-highest bidder!) As a result, the good stuff I post here is just about <i>all</i> the good stuff; there's no way I could make a living at this, because lightning just doesn't strike often enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Actually, as I'm between jobs right now, I'm giving that a bit more thought than usual. If I can get some of the distractions off my plate, I might try a few multi-hour sessions of BIN camping, and see whether prospects have improved any. But it would take a lot to make me consider giving up a day job, especially one more meaningful than "bargain-hunting".)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2166678, member: 27832"]Oh, for sure, there are [I]thousands[/I] of "unsearched lots" listed on eBay for every one like this. I'm not buying those lots, though. Note that the word "unsearched" didn't appear anywhere in this listing. ;) I've talked at length here about one or two big wins I've had on odd lots. I've gambled on a few that turned out to be worth only the money I spent, or sometimes even a little less. But I'm [I]very[/I] conservative in what I bid on, and what I bid on it. (You should see some of the lots on which I was the second-highest bidder!) As a result, the good stuff I post here is just about [I]all[/I] the good stuff; there's no way I could make a living at this, because lightning just doesn't strike often enough. (Actually, as I'm between jobs right now, I'm giving that a bit more thought than usual. If I can get some of the distractions off my plate, I might try a few multi-hour sessions of BIN camping, and see whether prospects have improved any. But it would take a lot to make me consider giving up a day job, especially one more meaningful than "bargain-hunting".)[/QUOTE]
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