25 Oct
2001
25 Oct
'01
9:14 a.m.
At 11:39 AM 10/25/01, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
Hi Sellam, I think its agreed that only "completed" auctions would count
towards the valuation. Just like in the home appraisal market where only
"closing" prices count, not listing prices.
Love it or hate it, eBay is the most credible
source of pricing or value
that I know of.
I find this comment to be INcredible.
Are you saying that an ad for a $2,500 TRS-80 Color Computer is
"credible"? "But it didn't sell!", you scream. Fine. How about the original Macintosh that went for
close to $1,000
because it was "signed on the inside of the case by all the original
design team members"?
Which why Ebay is so great. If that were the only sale of a Macintosh then
one would foolishly get the impression that a Macintosh was worth $1000.
However, when you plot the moving average of many sales, you get a much
more credible number. (Haven't done that for Macs)
"...credible source of pricing..."
I'm sorry that any small comment made about eBay has to erupt into a
worthless pro/con debate about it.
We have seen the enemy and he is us :-)
--Chuck