Ebay madness

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Aug 4 09:42:23 2001

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan Entwisle" <family.entwisle_at_btinternet.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: Ebay madness


> Ah, have you considered it might be a mistake?
>
> How so I hear you cry?
>
> Have you ever mistyped a comma rather than a period when entering a number
> in Ebay, and then (stupidly) forgotten to check the number before
> continuing? I have :-) I then had hyperventolated (sp?) while I tried to
> figure out how to retract my bid!
>
> For example:
> 30,00 = 3000, not 30.00
> 250,00 = 25000, not 250.00
>
> So 250.00 might be high for some, but no where near as bad as 25000!
>
> Cheers,
> Duncan.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 12:38 AM
> Subject: RE: Ebay madness
>
>
> > I picked one up 3 months ago at a yard sale for $1.25 and sold t for $25
> > just last month - this guy is smoking some crack, the butt cheek kind.
> >
> > -> -----Original Message-----
> > -> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Messick, Gary
> > -> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:40 PM
> > -> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > -> Subject: Ebay madness
> > ->
> > ->
> > -> Is it just me? What are the odds this guy gets it?
> > ->
> > -> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1260881309
> > ->
> >
>
>
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