Hey, it seemed ludicrous to me to until I read all of the legal
citations that were referred to, then I decided that maybe I
wasn't as smart as the lawyers in the group were. I didn't keep
the references but, if pressed (called a liar or a dumbass) I
think I could go back there and find the references again.
Len
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Chris Brogden
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Now *here's* a 50/1.2 on eBay...
>
>
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Len Paris wrote:
>
> > On another list, there was a discussion about eBay.
> I found out that
> > if I hold off bidding on something because a friend
> or group member is
> > bidding on it then, technically speaking, I am
> breaking the law
> > because I am conspiring to limit the amount the
> seller will get for
> > his item. The kicker is that this is no mere
> misdemeanor, it is a
> > felony offense.
>
> That's ludicrous, and I'm sure misapplied. The act
> of saying "Hey, I'm
> not going to bid on that because my friend is" is a
> perfectly harmless and
> legal one. If I co-ordinated something with every
> eBay bidder and
> arranged to limit the bidding to a certain amount, I
> could see it then,
> but for the refusal of one person to bid to
> constitute an illegal act is
> something that I can't believe. Doesn't that seem a
> little odd to you,
> Len?
>
> chris
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