17 Oct
1999
17 Oct
'99
2 p.m.
Tim,
I actually got spoofed on this once, thinking that I had
won the auction by being the highest bidder. I probably
didn't notice the "Reserved" because the bidder failed to
state or set up a minimum bid amount of what it was. Onced
learned, I guess.
Jim Webster
Other E-bay phenomena:
2. What really amazes me is when a seller makes a reserve price auction,
very plainly states the reserve price in the item description, and
there are literally dozens of bids made *below* the stated reserve
price. What the ???. Either the bidders think this is entirely a
"bidding game", where the objective is to outbid the other guy with
no real intention to buy, or they don't read the description at all, or they
haven't a clue period.
Tim.