Re: Rhyme and reason for ][ prices on eBay?

[David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

On 1/30/2013 7:51 PM, gids.rs@sasktel.net wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:22:37 PM UTC-6, D Finnigan wrote:
> > Steven Hirsch wrote:
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> > > I'm not surprised that a lot of sellers are abandoning eBay.  What a
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> > > crappy
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> > > stunt to pull - bidding up to that number and stiffing the guy.
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> > Unfortunate, yes. But look on the bright side for the seller: at least he
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> > didn't lose his Apple!
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> Uhm!  That begs the question.  Who was the second guy that bid that high and was he willing to pay the price that HE bid up to.

There's always the "second chance" offer - where the #2 guy can be given 
a chance to grab it at the place where he was outbid by #3.  That's at 
the seller's discretion to offer, though - and the #2 guy's to take it. 
 So one or both of them decided not to pop as well.