[AJD] RE: $300 Ebay JD gas cap and Gas Sticks

greg at theoldtractorcompany.com greg at theoldtractorcompany.com
Tue Nov 22 08:38:07 PST 2005 

Dean's new business venture made me recall when, probably 20 years ago now already, we 
traded in a 1926 Ford T speedster (?). After an hour of great hilarity watching my dad 
and everyone in the shop attempt to remember how to drive a model T I finally got to 
sit in it and take a look. I noticed an old weathered stick that had numbers and 
wording printed on it although it was terribly faded and worn. I asked my dad what 
that old stick was doing in the car and he informed me it was to check the fuel level.

Another lesson learned

Greg


Greg Stephen
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On Mon Nov 21 18:25 , 'Dean VP' <deanvp at att.net> sent:

>TW:
>
>Let me think about this a little. At $31 a yardstick (Fuel gauge) I suspect
>I would be quite happy to pay JD their 10% royalties!  :-) The more I think
>about this it is starting to sound like a real business opportunity. :-) My
>father always said that JD's ran so economically that he had to take gas out
>occasionally or the tank would run over. No real reason for a fuel gauge I
>guess. 
>
>Dean A. Van Peursem
>Snohomish, WA 98290
>
>Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>
>www.deerelegacy.com
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>[antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com','','','')">antique-johndeere-
bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>Tommy Wilson
>Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:59 PM
>To: Antique John Deere mailing list
>Subject: RE: Re[4]: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap
>
>Now Dean, I know you of all people would never think or using the John 
>Deere logo to screen onto a yardstick for personal gain! I'm sure you meant 
>to imply that you would go through the proper channels to give JD their 
>fair share for the use of the copyright. :-)....TW
>
>At 10:49 PM 11/20/05 -0800, you wrote:
>>I suspect this auction is on the up and up for a couple reasons.
>>
>>1.) The seller is from within 10 miles from where I was born and raised.
>All
>>people who live or have lived in this area are 100% straight shooters!  :-)
>>There used to be a huge antique tractor salvage yard in Doon, IA. I'm
>afraid
>>what was left went to meltdown heaven unfortunately.
>>
>>2.) The real reason I believe this is a straight & honest auction is that
>>most, if not all, of those bidding have bid and/or have purchased items
>from
>>me on eBay.
>>
>>I just suspect this is just such a unique rare item that those with excess
>>disposable cash are falling all over themselves. As an alternative, I would
>>be happy to sell them each a yardstick for 100th of the current bid price
>>and could achieve the same objective. I might even have some yardsticks
>here
>>with Coast to Coast or something really rare screened on them as well. My
>>cost on those is pretty low. For one tenth the current bid price I probably
>>could get them screened (maybe even embossed somehow) with the name John
>>Deere on them with a 1950's logo.
>>
>>As a suggestion, I think we have to be a bit cautious about accusing the
>>seller of funny stuff w/o having any evidence to back it up. We need to
>walk
>>a mile in our neighbors moccasins before we become too critical. Yep,
>>sometimes I forget that rule too.
>>
>>Dean A. Van Peursem
>>Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>>Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>>
>>www.deerelegacy.com
>>
>>http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>[antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com','','','')">antique-johndeere-
bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>>Chris C
>>Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 7:41 PM
>>To: Antique John Deere mailing list
>>Subject: Re: Re[4]: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap
>>
>>Hello All,
>>
>>     I see the same seller has another one of these gas
>>caps as item # 7563593824  presently selling for about
>>$300.  I have compared bidder lists from the previous
>>auction and two of the bidders are the same,  but the
>>rest are unique.  Not sure if the darned thing is
>>really made of gold or what..  Wonder how many of
>>these the guy has??
>>
>>     The closed item number is  7560234025  if you want
>>to compare for yourself...Now I think I need two of
>>these if they are that popular....
>>
>>                 Chris
>>
>>--- Spencer Yost yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Sorry for the delay in posting this, and I guess you
>> > have already gotten a
>> > sense of what shill bidding is from the other
>> > follow-up posts.   I'll
>> > answer anyways though because I want to mention
>> > another resource too:
>> > Shill bids are fake bids from the seller or his
>> > friends meant to push real
>> > bidders up as far as they might go.   Its a delicate
>> > game the seller has to
>> > be careful with, but it will usually yield an extra
>> > 10-15% for the seller,
>> > especially on Ebay so it is very common.
>> >
>> > So I use auctionstealer.com.  I don't do this
>> > because I think snipe bidding
>> > is all that useful(though I think it has been
>> > helpful from time to time),
>> > but it does prevent shill bidding when bidding is
>> > not very competitive and
>> > allows me to set a price a little more objectively
>> > than I might in the
>> > excitement of last minute bidding.  I put in the
>> > most I want to pay, and
>> > forget about it.  They bid in the last few seconds
>> > for me whether I am at
>> > work, driving, or eating dinner.   It is free(though
>> > there are extra
>> > capabilities for a fee) and very reliable.   My last
>> > bid goes in the last
>> > 15 seconds.   If I am very paranoid about the seller
>> > or the item is
>> > expensive, I pay the extra 2 bucks to get the 2-5
>> > second service.
>> >
>> > Spencer Yost
>> > Owner, ATIS
>> > Plow the Net!
>> > http://www.atis.net
>> >
>> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>> >
>> > On 11/7/2005 at 9:22 PM Chas. C. wrote:
>> >
>> > >Spencer, mind giving those who might not know a
>> > little lesson in what
>> > >"shill/push bidding is?
>> > >Charlie
>> >
>> >
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