On Sat, 12 Feb 2005, vrs wrote:
> From: "Jim Battle" <frustum_at_pacbell.net>
> > Doc Shipley wrote:
> > > I agree with Eric, and have a real example relative to this list.
> > >
> > > There have been a couple of storage adapters on eBay last year that I
> > > might have bid on - one that I'd have bid high for sure - except that Al
> > > Kossow was already bidding.
> > >
> > > That's not altruistic, or even "for the good of the group", either. I
> > > figure that in the long run, I myself will get more benefit from X piece
> > > of hardware if Al is running it.
> >
> > Doc, this isn't an example at all. If Al Kossow knew you were going to
> > bid and asked you not to, that would be an example.
>
> Exactly.
>
> FWIW, I've done the same thing as Doc. But that's a freely made choice of
> an individual, not an attempt to get together and manipulate prices.
I still don't see how this is price manipulation when there's no guarantee
that Al will be the only other bidder.
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