MUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! part 2

[Anonymous]

Thanks Joe,

It wasn't meant to be a slam, but as you said - advice from a compatriot.

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mellow-Mike

Actually, Aggro... this sort of thread falls along the line of gloating. Not advertising.

I know you're jazzed and all - but posting final auction prices on a forum next to your pictures - is tacky.

It's one thing for a third party to bring up your success, and/or prices.... but to author a thread essentially proclaiming "Look how I kicked *** on eBay!" is not something most readers over the age of 20 want to see. Take it from a fellow Seller. If you want to come across as professional in this endeavor - avoid sounding your own trumpet whenever possible.

Okay. As I said in the beginning, I won't mention ending prices again. [|)]

And I didn't take it as a slam.

[hminky]

QUOTE: I know you're jazzed and all - but posting final auction prices on a forum next to your pictures - is tacky.

When I first saw this I thought it was a "fool and his money soon parted" E-bay thread.

Nice work though

Go figure what people will pay
Harold

[ereimer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

QUOTE: Originally posted by ereimer

you're getting good prices for really nice work , now the big question , are the profits going to pay for the rest of your model railroading habit , or are you trying to make a living weathering cars ?

With the time it takes per car (6-10 hours) , it wouldn't be possible to 'make a living' from it. I don't really have to, I still live at my parents house. [(-D] [sigh]

Actually, I'm saving the profit money to buy an Ionic Breeze. You know, that air purifier machine you see on TV. Then mabey I can breathe better.

working at it as if it were your job would mean you'd make about $75-$100 a day , certainly more than you'd make flipping burgers somewhere , and more fun . and i'm sure if you worked it out so you could do some parts on an assembly line you could get the time down . that's not too bad for someone living with his parents , careful they may start charging you rent !

realistically though , turning yourself into a model factory might take a lot of the fun out of it . maybe 4 or 5 a month would be better after all [:)]

[Anonymous]

Now, what a great chance this is for all of the art critics on this forum to show their stuff. I personally am still doing paint by numbers so will have to get back to you when the paint dries. Aggro, you are a talented modeler.

[selector]

Mellow Mike's advice is well meant, and Aggro says it is well taken. A good end to that slant on things.

Joe, that is a good story about Roman generals. I wonder if slaves were ever permitted to whisper in Ceasar's ear. He was in the same boat... [;)]

"Sic semper tyrannis."
(Thus ever to tyrants.)