Re: Check out this one

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

"Sheldon Simms" <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote in message
pan.2003.09.02.22.12.53.264722@yahoo.com">news:pan.2003.09.02.22.12.53.264722@yahoo.com...
> On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 12:27:26 -0500, Exegete wrote:
> > Bill Garber wrote:
> >> This looks like a good deal to me. NOT!!!!
> >>
>
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2750997930&category=17
1
> >>
> > I've exchanged emails with the seller as follows:
> >
> > How much gold in that system?
> > Seeing as a //e normally goes for less than $25, you'd better have some
> > hummdinger stuff with it.
> <snip>
> > Oh well, let's see how many bids you get, or not!
>
> The bidding history on this item now is pretty odd. I already mentioned
> that the first bidder seemed unlikely to have much of a real interest
> in Apple IIs, now another bidder has shown up who spends all of his/her
> time on Ebay buying and selling (mostly selling) little pins, trinkets,
> and costume jewelry. The two bidders now have the price at $315 although
> there are plenty of similar systems for much, much less - Including a
> souped up IIe with Zip Chip currently at $10. There's something weird
> going on with this auction.
>

You're very astute, Sheldon.  That's really doing your homework!
-Paul