Best, worst auction deals. (was Re: eBay vrs42?)

From: William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org>
Date: Sun Feb 13 13:54:50 2005

> That's called a reverse auction. You start high and work backwards until
> you hit a sweet spot, at which point you reverse gears and start going
> forward. It of course relies on the auctioneer not starting at a
> ridiculously high number.

I think this is how some Scandanavians do things at live auction. I think
it is a scary way of doing things.
 
The scray thing is that if you have the ball, it is very effective for the
seller.

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Sun Feb 13 2005 - 13:54:50 GMT