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Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 29 Apr 1999 04:03:24 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, r2eng@primenet.com (R2) writes:
> Last post, I promise.....
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> I guess I cannot see how my theories have been proven false in prior
> postings. I am not trying to start a war of words. I would just like to
> understand where the problem is.
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> Are you opposed to how e-bay fixed-end auctions treat the seller or the
> buyer?
Primarily the buyer.
> If the buyer's side is the bad case, I still feel that everyone has a
> "maximum" amount above which they will not pay.
This may be true a very small portion of the time, but in general it is
false.
> If you are addressing the
> issue of your $100 bid getting beaten by someone at $101, I would respond by
> saying that your "maximum" was not your "maximum".
Exactly. Which is why the concept of a "maximum you'd be willing to pay" is
a silly concept.
> If one does not hold firm
> with a decision on a maximum to pay for something, they are my dream buyer!
Then 95% of buyers are your dream buyers. :)
> If a buyer cannot resolve his/her own problem with holding to a decision, I
> would re-think purchasing at auctions. It all boils down to discipline.
IMHO, it all boils down to fixed-ending-time auctions sucking for normal
people -- who don't think like machines.
--Todd
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| Last post, I promise..... I guess I cannot see how my theories have been proven false in prior postings. I am not trying to start a war of words. I would just like to understand where the problem is. Are you opposed to how e-bay fixed-end auctions (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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