ebay user: kellyd407 Someone know this guy?
He just sold a bunch of Complete games on the Bay. I wonder if it is a guy from here, or if someone
here know him. Any info would be appreciated.
here know him. Any info would be appreciated.
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QIX CIB: $7.50
SOCCER CIB: $17.50
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II: CIB (No map) $12.50
Mario is Missing (Great Shape): CIB $25
Volleyball CIB : $23.50
Dusty's Diamonds Softball (Box looks Minty!: $35
Ice Climber CIB (Which I consider f**$$ing rare): $30
Bla bla bla, blah blah blah...
I don't know if you saw it, but during the month of June and July, auctions were so low. I bought stuff without any effort.
Well, if you get a steal to resell, you'll at least make a profit, most likely. But it should be pretty obvious that this will NOT be a good Christmas season for sellers.
you're fooling yourself if you think that. sales are better than ever for us right now, and get better almost every week. Christmas will be excellent this year. eBay should be busier if anything, as people are looking for discounts.
I don't think any retailers are expecting a steller holiday season.
Ceci dit, c'est plutôt le facteur culturel qu'éconimisant, il me semble, qui est davantage en question ici. Peu importe la situation économique générale qui se mesure sur une période de temps de plusieurs années, la situation culturel cyclique qui se mesure à l'année n'en sera pas moins effective. Autrement dit, même en récession/dépression, même en période d'inflation démesurée, rien ne changera la variable culturelle, bien qu'arbitraire à tout point de vues, qui concernent les habitudes de consommations des individus de sociétés occidentales durant la période des fêtes. Les cadeaux ne sont pas près de disparaître des habitudes culturelles qui concernent les fêtes de Noël (Xmas), et ils ne feront pas exception cette année.
I wanted to say what I think, but couldn't do it correctly in english, so I excessively wrote it in french (my usual language).
^You're painting the picture of why cheaper entertainment will thrive.
In order to buy the cheaper entertainment, people will still need money.
I'm sure that this stuff will do better than the big guys this year, but in macro terms, it's all going to be down compared to the usual.
This is an argument where I would LOVE to be proven wrong come Christmas time, by the way, but as it's standing it seems like you guys don't watch the news.
^You're painting the picture of why cheaper entertainment will thrive.
In order to buy the cheaper entertainment, people will still need money.
I'm sure that this stuff will do better than the big guys this year, but in macro terms, it's all going to be down compared to the usual.
This is an argument where I would LOVE to be proven wrong come Christmas time, by the way, but as it's standing it seems like you guys don't watch the news.
You already are wrong. Historical trends demonstrate several industries that recession proof, and those that thrive in them. Alchohol, Tobacco and Porn thrive in recession, as does inexpensive forms of entertainment.
So you're saying nobody's going to buy presents for Xmas this year because they don't have the money?
Not saying that, but they'll definitely be buying less. Over the past few years people have been buying all kinds of stuff with money they didn't really have. Credit companies are having to close customer's accounts since they're having trouble staying liquid. In turn, people have less access to credit to buy stuff.
Plenty of people buy stuff in cash, but I think you underestimate how leveraged a lot of people actually are.
Three months from now we'll be in a different situation then we currently are, since nobody knows how the election will change things. Come Christmas time we might be riding an artificial feel good from a change in leadership (which will almost definitely be followed by the much more realistic downward trend), or things will have kept on their current course. I haven't read of anybody credible thinks that we're within 6 months of the bottom yet.
TFGZ - When people are paying their inflated heating bills this winter, why do you think they'd spend a lot of extra money of old video games when they're getting fleeced for everything else already?
The much more immenent concern is the massive deleveraging that's going on. Lots of people are having credit card accounts closed. Issuers are failing, or preparing to fail. There are still quite a few banks that are going to fail before this thing is over. Not even considering how much money people are losing in the markets, it's a pretty grim picture that everyone is being inundated with.
A lot of the recent losses are due to lost 'consumer confidence', which is directly related to projected sales and consumer spending.
So you're saying nobody's going to buy presents for Xmas this year because they don't have the money?
Not saying that, but they'll definitely be buying less. Over the past few years people have been buying all kinds of stuff with money they didn't really have. Credit companies are having to close customer's accounts since they're having trouble staying liquid. In turn, people have less access to credit to buy stuff.
Plenty of people buy stuff in cash, but I think you underestimate how leveraged a lot of people actually are.
Three months from now we'll be in a different situation then we currently are, since nobody knows how the election will change things. Come Christmas time we might be riding an artificial feel good from a change in leadership (which will almost definitely be followed by the much more realistic downward trend), or things will have kept on their current course. I haven't read of anybody credible thinks that we're within 6 months of the bottom yet.
TFGZ - When people are paying their inflated heating bills this winter, why do you think they'd spend a lot of extra money of old video games when they're getting fleeced for everything else already?
People don't have any less money this year than they did last year at Christmas. The economy isn't any worse off. At least not around where I live. I'm thriving! I see a very profitable holiday season for retailers this year, just like last year.
Well, hopefully the dude suggesting the $50B of "stimulus" won't be in a position to screw things up like that.
The much more immenent concern is the massive deleveraging that's going on. Lots of people are having credit card accounts closed. Issuers are failing, or preparing to fail. There are still quite a few banks that are going to fail before this thing is over. Not even considering how much money people are losing in the markets, it's a pretty grim picture that everyone is being inundated with.
A lot of the recent losses are due to lost 'consumer confidence', which is directly related to projected sales and consumer spending.
YOu watch too much TV. It's not as bad as they make it out to be. Like when it flurries and next thing you know, they're calling it the storm of the century.