Univac $$$ on E-OverPay

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Mar 6 21:13:00 2003

On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Erik S. Klein wrote:

> The Univac is back.
>
> The starting bid is curiously familiar ($1 more then the high bid on the
> auction that didn't hit its reserve.)
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3405163151

Retarded. Why doesn't he just ask the high bidder of the first auction to
add a buck to his bid and buy it?

Unless either one of two things:

1) The high bidder on the previous auction realized how carried away he
got and refused the offer.
2) The high bidder on the previous auction was a shill.

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