20 Jan
1999
20 Jan
'99
6:34 p.m.
As (possibly) the "other list member" I want to point out that my
bid on the item was purely coincidental. I was scanning ebay
for "tube" stuff and found the item. I buy (or at least ATTEMPT
to buy) some old tube stuff on eBay, and it was just a lull in
some other activity that allowed me to scan the auction.
I am not sure where I stand on the "notify the list" issue, since
something juicy (that I want more than someone else) just MIGHT
come to my notice this way... Many times it does help scuttle
a deal someone else is zoning in on. Both can be good or bad (at
least bad for the seller.) But in this case, it "wasn't his
fault."
Gary
At 01:47 AM 1/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Good Samaritan wrote:
Neat item here, and there is also a photo of the
Module.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=56733792
OK, since Marvin obviously feels compelled, nay, Destined, to advertise
for eBay, I feel compelled to dissect this particular example to describe
why this is such a Bad Idea.
1) The current bidder on this item is/was a list member. Of course,
Marvin may not remember the email address.
2) I have been watching this particular item all week. Of course, Marvin
could not possibly know this.
3) I knew that this item was squarely in Mark's domain -- he collects a
bunch of old IBM and Univac stuff among other interesting bits. I debated
notifying Mark or bidding on it myself.
4) I chose to wait and nab it myself if Mark didn't find it. He found it.
5) He obviously wanted it. You may have noticed that (3) bids were
registered, but only one bidder. This typically means that a bidder has
rebid to increase his max -- he really wants it.
6) Within minutes of Marvin's Good Samaritan Advertisement, another list
member placed a bid -- the net effect was to increase the price Mark will
have to pay by at least $26.
Thanks so much for this fine service, Marvin.
-- Doug