Bill Richman (bill_r(a)inetnebr.com) says
 Yeah, but it's *such* a pisser when the
sniping twit gets it for your 
 maximum plus 50 >cents!!  Like you'd say
"Golly - I *really* want that
 Altair that's autographed by the >original designers, and I'll pay
 $5,550 for it, but not $5,550.50!"  I know I'm *way* too >good at
 convincing myself that my original bid was too low...  And then
 there's always the >"Oh yeah???  Well screw _you_ buddy - take
 THI$$$$$!" mindset that has led me to establish >new records for
 ridiculous prices on eBay... (But I _did_ get the item, dammit!! ;-)
 One must cultivate serenity and patience if one is to participate in
 auctions, oh Grasshopper.
 On the other hand, I just got a NEC 8201 (TRS-80 Model 100 clone) for
 only $36.00.  (If this isn't such a great price, please dont' tell me.
 It will interfere with my serenity and patience.)
  Dav Vandenbroucke
  Economist
  U.S. Dept. HUD
  david_a._vandenbroucke(a)hud.gov 
It isn't such a great price.  HUD Economists really ought to study a
bit of economics (though I realize Economists don't set Economic
policy -- that's done by elected and appointed officials who wouldn't
know economics even when it bites them in the ass).
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