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Will auctions this weekend be affected by the hurricane?
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I was thinking the same thing. Here is the way I see it. If there are major power outages MAYBE a couple will be affected. Most people do have ebay on their phones though.
ALSO...
If not many people lose power the storm may actually help you. If everyone is sitting at home online you may have mega bidders.
ALSO...
If not many people lose power the storm may actually help you. If everyone is sitting at home online you may have mega bidders.
snipes are set, only missing out if your listing a card for someone who does something great in the next day.
Also, you're only talking potentially 60 million people affected vs a population of 6 billion. Percentage wise, I dont think it will matter unless its a local team.
Also, you're only talking potentially 60 million people affected vs a population of 6 billion. Percentage wise, I dont think it will matter unless its a local team.
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Eamon said:
However, if they don't have power, that means that unless they have a good charge on their car battery (and their car is intact) that they would most likely use it to contact emergency personal, family members, possible insurance, possible hotels...
Also, they will use whatever funds available for essentials.
So I highly doubt that most people on the east coast affected by the storm will worry about a silly chrome card or too until after all of the other stuff is taken care off..
I will also bet that shipping in all sorts of ways will be affected for a while.
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CollectorsCorner
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309 auctions ending Sunday night for me. Probably lose some money but I don't want to relist later. As for the hurricane people the last thing on there mind will be winning sports cards on eBay.
TopOffLikeWALLACE
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Card collecting is very prevalent in New England. Will be looking for steals on Sunday.
schillingfan
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Nick1190 said:
I'm considering this as well. Tough call.
Has anyone ended theirs yet?
On the day of the tornadoes here in Alabama, April 27th, the last thing on my mind was sports cards and/or Ebay. And due to the widespread destruction in my own backyard, and lack of power, I didn't think about Ebay for many days after that.
I would say that the hurricane will affect Ebay sales. There is a very big population of card collectors on the East Coast. If millions are without power, then likely millions are without Ebay as well. Even if they have it on their phones, cell towers can easily get knocked out by high winds as well-- it happened here with the tornadoes.
I would say that the hurricane will affect Ebay sales. There is a very big population of card collectors on the East Coast. If millions are without power, then likely millions are without Ebay as well. Even if they have it on their phones, cell towers can easily get knocked out by high winds as well-- it happened here with the tornadoes.
ThoseBackPages
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Set your snipes, and all will be fine
A_Pharis
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It's very funny to me that there is potential upcoming devastation and it's even considerable to worry about how it's going to affect your card sales.
LOL.
LOL.
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If you turn on CNBC, every 30 minutes they were talking about how to profit off the 'disaster play'.
Buy stock in Hormel because of Spam
Buy Coke & Pepsi because they have significant bottled water brands
Buy Home Depot, and Serv Pro for the restoration effort.
I'm not even kidding. People are always looking for an edge.
Buy stock in Hormel because of Spam
Buy Coke & Pepsi because they have significant bottled water brands
Buy Home Depot, and Serv Pro for the restoration effort.
I'm not even kidding. People are always looking for an edge.
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Nick1190 said:
I would do this man, this thing could impact too many people. If half the east coast loses power you're ******.
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xcantgobackx
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Waiting for hurricane in NJ, surfing eBay due to boredom. Placing watches and bids.
zep33
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I'm on Cape Cod and have about 25 items tomorrow night(All BIN/BO items). What would suck is if we lose power here and anyone buys something, I won't be able to process any orders until power is back on.
Not to mention ********* buyers that have won stuff in the past day from people in NC and the rest of the coast that are going to be crying cause they don't get their stuff within a few days.
Not to mention ********* buyers that have won stuff in the past day from people in NC and the rest of the coast that are going to be crying cause they don't get their stuff within a few days.
schillingfan
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I decided to end mine just in case. Over a million are without power right now and I could soon become one of those people as well. If power is out for a while or things dramatically slow down with mail services for a while, it could affect my standing with eBay and that's the last thing I need to deal with right now.
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