Re: eBay auction

[Charlie Springer <RAM@regnirps.com>]

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:13:54 -0800, Michael J. Mahon wrote
(in article <LdCdnU-PWM0BWBfanZ2dnUVZ_qbinZ2d@comcast.com>):

>> Remember I said that someone 'might' get a bit lucky.
>> 
>> On the other hand, there are a fair amount of NIB motherboards, etc.
>> 
>> These,also, wouldn't be sold by someone's Grandma...
> 
> And aren't worth much more than a board installed in a case.
> 
> The electronics don't "wear out", so NIB has no incremental
> value to me.  I'd prefer "thoroughly burned in".  ;-)

In the last few years I have been getting more "burned out" than "burned in" 
units. I have a case of NIB keyboards from Sun Remarketing and someday those 
NIB motherboards are going to be worth plenty. I think they are already a 
desirable item. Somebody got a great deal. I suspect that wise auctioning 
will bring dollars on the penny.

I watched the last minute of the auction and someone had a very high max bid 
that blocked the snipers who didn't have time to rebid. This is the main flaw 
(for sellers) with eBay. No automatic time extension after each bid.

-- Charlie Springer