Re: Cost Whiners

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

Mike Spurgeon wrote:
> Payton Byrd wrote:
>
> > "Mike Spurgeon" <mike@spurgeon.net> wrote in message 
> > 46112038.6030209@spurgeon.net">news:46112038.6030209@spurgeon.net...
> >
> > > Payton Byrd wrote:
> > >
> > > > If a PET goes for $1700 on eBay, then that's what that PET was worth.
> > >
> > > A little Econ 101 would help.
> > >
> > > It's what it was worth to *that buyer*...
> >
> >
> > If that was a case we wouldn't have a stock market.
>
>
> Sorry.  It *is* the case.
>
> If 50 sold for $1700, it would be closer to what it is worth in the 
> market place..

And, just for precision, the selling price of an item on eBay is set
by the *second highest bidder*, not the highest bidder.

BTW, this thread is much less relevant to the comp.sys.apple2 group,
since I see practically no whining about prices here (maybe some mild
amusement about every month or two).  Crossposting a thread like this
(with an emotional level of 8 on a scale of 10) seems more like a
troll than a post.  Each old computer's market is quite different
in its dynamics, so, if necessary (?), it would have been better to
introduce this question *separately* to the various forums, rather
than crossposting.

As it is, I expect a small torrent of postings to csa2 that are almost
totally unrelated to the Apple II or its "marketplace".

Future responders may wish to consider "turning off" some of the
crossposting...

-michael

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