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I have no problem with what you advocate. The seller is protecting his interest and if he bids too high and wants too much you can dump it on him. As you say, he still has to pay the commission. Ebay is nothing compared to purebred cattle sales. I once say a quarter/interest in a bull sell for $161,000 and there was only one bidder after $90,000. That one bidder did not pay any more than he was willing to pay, however. On Thursday 31 January 2002 06:52 am, Paris, Leonard wrote: > Ken, > > In any auction, live or online, you are always bidding against the > seller. He can always bid on his own item to keep from selling it for > less than he wants to get. Even on eBay. As long as he is willing > to pay his percentage to eBay for the transaction. Some guys have > more than one USERID just for that purpose. They'll start out with a > no reserve auction, with a beginning bid set at $1.00 and watch very > closely to see that the final price never ends lower than the price > they want for the item. There isn't anything illegal about doing > that, as long as the auctioneer gets his percentage. In a live > auction, the seller may be there bidding right along with everyone > else on his own stuff. Nobody wants or needs to take a drubbing on > his own stuff. The fact that some people do only attests to their > lack of understanding of auctions. > > Len > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: Some e-marketing thoughts > > > I, for one, usually don't bid on Reserve Auctions. That is an > > oxymoron to me. In an auction, the seller puts an item up for bid > > and a competition between bidders sets the price. It seems to me > > that you are bidding against the seller in a Reserve Auction and > > really have no idea if you will get the item or just waste your > > time. -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
