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

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote:
> 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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>>>> 
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>>>> I'm not surprised that a lot of sellers are abandoning eBay.  What a
>>> 
>>>> crappy
>>> 
>>>> stunt to pull - bidding up to that number and stiffing the guy.
>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> Unfortunate, yes. But look on the bright side for the seller: at least he
>>> 
>>> didn't lose his Apple!
>> 
>> 
>> 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.

Yes, that's the difference between emotional bidding and cool
consideration. ;-)

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