A Great Find & A Defense of E-Bay

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Thu Jun 15 12:57:15 2000

> > It's not just the pricing structure for me, and the fact that there
are
> > clusters of morons Out There who have more money and time than common
> > sense.
>
> In other words, you're annoyed that someone might want the same item you
> do, and might be willing to pay more than you are. Welcome to the world
> of supply and demand. Of course your words could just as easily apply to
> the stock market, or the farmers market for that matter.
>
> Lack of time is one of the reasons I keep searching acution sites. What
> I wouldn't give to be able to head to surplus stores more than about three

> times a year. Some day I hope to live in that fantasy world where people
> get weekends off. So my options are... 1) On that rare day off spend 8
> hours in surplus stores looking for a part I'm probably not going to find,
> while my wife curses me for not spending that rare day off with her. 2)
> Do an automated auction search and (eventually) pay $20 for a $5 part.

I really envy those of you who live on either the left coast or in
an area that's been tech-saavy for a long time; here in the heart of
the rust belt, the surplus stores just don't carry hitech electronics.
 
..snip..

> I make it a point not to rule anything out until the bid goes
> above what I'm willing to pay.

A prudent rule I concur with.

-dq
Received on Thu Jun 15 2000 - 12:57:15 BST