Re: eBay auction

[Mike Spurgeon <mike@spurgeon.net>]

Gregory Weston wrote:

> Assuming you're not the seller or a shill:

It matters not.  The winning bidder will meet them on pickup.

> I think the fact that the seller requires local pickup is a fairly large 
> disincentive.

For you.  Not those in Kansas or nearby.  He's got 4 bids, all low.  It 
will be fun to watch.

> (For that matter, even if shipping was an option it'd 
> likely dwarf the cost of the auction or the value of the merchandise.)

Then you don't have a proper appreciation for the value of the merchandise.

I once bought a pickup truck full of A2 stuff for $200, local pick up only.

The first item I sold brought in $300...