Re: Insane eBay

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

Steven Hirsch wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>
> > Steven Hirsch wrote:
> >
> > > sfahey wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is a whopper...
> > > >
> > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280467888631
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, it's currently at $137.50 with 11 bids.  The shill bids must 
> > > have been cancelled, I assume?
> >
> >
> > I've never understood the rationale for making 7 high bids on an item...
> > Voodoo?  Intimidation?  Completely misunderstanding the meaning of
> > an auction?  ;-)
>
>
> <shrug..>  Who knows?  I bid only through esnipe at 5 seconds before 
> close. Why telegraph your interest ahead of time and motivate others to 
> bid up?

QFT.  ;-)

-michael

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