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    Looking at the auction, I see a systemic situation here- a laissez-faire attitude which is underlined by their complete inattention to...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Wow Greg. I just finished reading every post since page 91. Now that I know the Husker group is part of a larger group, a group I have...
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    Greg replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Folks, it's not over yet. Hukster has brought in a new lawyer to send a naster letter. Take a look at page 91.
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    Jake replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    "WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY BIDS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON" - This leaves them a little room (very little room) if things...
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    Doug in Michigan replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Alex, I am only new/uninitiated with respect to posting auctions. I use eBay irregularly ... and then typically look for items that...
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    brian chang replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Here is the latest news from bmwblog: http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/03/26/update-the-m3-ebay-winner-notifies-bmw-north-america/ Fil...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Doug - you may say you're unfamiliar witheBay, but I think you picked up plenty for someone new to eBay. It wasn't a screen shot - the...
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    Doug in Michigan replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    I am unfamiliar with the nuances of posting eBay auctions; so this may be an uninformed question. Please be gentle. I am trying to...
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    Lao Shi replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Well done Jeff and Alex, you have opened a closet door that needed to be open to fresh air and sunshine. When we can expose and bring to...
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    Doug in Michigan replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Classy handling of a touchy subject. Good job. I'll add a fifth item to your list of do-not's: 5) Do not leave voice mails bragging...
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    Mark Bonfigli replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Very interesting post Alex and Jeff. I think the lesson is a simple one and that is that sometimes no matter how upset you are with a...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    Eric - from what I can tell, on that the M3 forum, there was some legal muscle flexing that enticed BMW of Lincoln to honor the price...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    by the way I see why you guys were torn about making this post, I thought about the same thing before my post but I think you all put...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    So is ebay worth the trouble? From personal experience I think the number is higher on the flipside, buyers not paying for the car they...
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    Ace replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    This is known as "AMC" or "All Mistakes Combined". As valuable as the web can work for a dealer it can certainly work against one if the...
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    Eric replied to the thread Wrath of the Net - talk about Ouch!.
    So, did they sell the guy his BMW?
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    The power of the Internet is being felt by the Husker Automotive Group at their BMW of Lincoln store.  Before we get into the details of...
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    Hi Angela, Clarify? 200 total a month new and used combined or... Here is what a big problem that still exists, not fully validating o...
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    Angela (blog) replied to the thread Too much risk and effort for too little pay and time?.
    About the ISM pay scales. Are you refering to an ISM that sells the vehicles as well as manage the department? Or just responding to...
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    Diane Uzelac replied to the thread Too much risk and effort for too little pay and time?.
    WOW! I love that Pete likes to rattle and stir things up too!!!! :) I am actually stradling both sides of the fence!
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    I am glad everbody agrees selling is about salesmanship but for the "blissful" it is about having a market value based pay plan and...
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    Jason (blog) replied to the thread Too much risk and effort for too little pay and time?.
    "customer calling and walking through the door is the most likely to buy?" lol - and the majoity of the time when they DO buy, they...
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    IGNORANCE iS BLISS IN ANY INDUSTRY! replied to the thread Too much risk and effort for too little pay and time?.
    ??? I can't even respond to this one. The "USER NAME" "Domestic Mini Deal" says it all! "DOOMestic" Mini Deal, maybe! If you're living...
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    Domestic Mini Deal replied to the thread Too much risk and effort for too little pay and time?.
    "...ration money" yeah, there's a great testimony to attract better sales people to the industry.
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    Victor Hollo replied to the thread Too much risk and effort for too little pay and time?.
    Yikes Brian - put the razor down! I'm not yet 22 and started in the industry last May. As the ISM of my Nissan dealership, I find each...
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