Greedy E-bay idiots!

From: ed sharpe <esharpe_at_uswest.net>
Date: Fri Feb 6 02:16:24 2004

now what the hell is a 600 volt outlet?

110 220 440 maybe but 600 volt? hmm.....

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From: "Patrick Finnegan" <pat_at_computer-refuge.org>
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Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Greedy E-bay idiots!


> On Thursday 05 February 2004 18:53, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Joe R. wrote:
> > > Have you ever noticed how many times some people will relist the
> > > same item? I remember one item that I know the seller relisted at
> > > least 8 times. They must be paying an arm and a leg in listing
> > > fees. You'd think they'd wise up after it didn't sell the first
> > > couple of times.
> >
> > Yeah, that really gets me. Especially when I make a reasonable offer
> > on something that has received no bids at least a couple times, and
> > the seller balks and relists it. By the time they actually do sell
> > it (if ever) they are already in the hole with all the listing fees!
> >
> > Who ARE these people!?
>
> You mean like this guy?
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075103057
>
> That's been relisted on eBay since last Spring or maybe Winter. With a
> $4k start bid, that can't be cheap. At this point it wouldn't suprise
> me if he's spent hundres of $$ just relisting the machine. If he just
> had some sense to either lower the opening bid or sell it in some other
> venue that bought that kind of thing... And from an email exchange I
> had with that guy when I was considering buying it, he's 1) got no idea
> what he has and 2) is willing to sell it for less money. I think I
> managed to get him down to $2500 or $2k - I'd be suprised if he
> wouldn't have sold it by now if he'd set the start bid to something
> near that.
>
> Of couse, he seems to resell Compaq PeeCee hardware, so he can't be all
> that bright. ;)
>
> Pat
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