What am I missing here?

From: J.C.Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Sat Jan 4 18:52:01 2003

        I don't know how this would work, because when you place a bid on eBay, it
will only show the amount necessary to beat a previous bid. Which means if
this guy is running in $10 increments, someone had $990 on it.

        --John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of Ian Primus
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 19:48
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: What am I missing here?
>
>
> A semi-common tactic (from what I have heard) is to 'bomb'
> and auction,
> by placing a huge bid, like $1000 on it, and nobody will be able to
> beat you. Of course, if two people try this tactic on the
> same auction,
> one of them is screwed.
>
> Ian Primus
> ian_primus_at_yahoo.com
>
> On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 07:23 PM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
>
> > I'll sell ya one for $800... a bargain!
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org
> >> [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> >> Behalf Of Erik S. Klein
> >> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 6:53 PM
> >> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> >> Subject: What am I missing here?
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe I misread and saw an extra zero, but this looks crazy to me:
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/
> >> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=2085217
> >> 285
> >>
> >> What's so special about this machine?
> >>
> >> Note: I have absolutely no affiliation with this auction
> (although I
> >> wish I was the seller).
> >>
> >> Erik
> >>
> >
>
Received on Sat Jan 04 2003 - 18:52:01 GMT

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