19 Dec
2000
19 Dec
'00
5:12 p.m.
On December 19, Sellam Ismail wrote:
It's illegal to (for example) send my friend "sartoris1" email saying
"hey Doug I see you're bidding on that lot of DEC processor
handbooks...I really want 'em and was gonna bid, but if you really
want 'em I'll back off.."??
Does that really constitute collusion? If so, then I believe this
is one instance in which the letter of the law doesn't faithfully
represent the spirit of the law.
-Dave McGuire
- Know who
your friends are. If you find yourself constantly
coming up against the same person on stuff, send him or her
some email. Get to know the other person. Try to form some
sort of working relationship that facilitates communication
on a per-auction basis. Decide amongst yourselves who wants
or needs the item more. Concede once in a while. It's better
to have friends than enemies...and sometimes those friends
spot things that you may have missed.
Not that I plan to turn you in (as long as you send me $100 within the
next 2 weeks, e-mail me for my address :) but this practice is actually
illegal.