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Re: Was P.T.Barnum Right? -Or- Should I feel Guilty?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Sun, 30 Apr 2000 19:37:15 GMT
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> In lugnet.market.theory, James Powell writes:
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> > If the bidder understands that he is paying more than what he can buy them
> > for retail, then John shouldn't feel guilty. If John was pitching them as
> > "Rare Green Bricks", and someone id'ed as John recently did that, I don't
> > think I could support the deal.
I can assure you all that this is NOT my auction, it has just been mentioned as
a situation that is not really ethical in it's description. My handle on FeeBay
is freightmaster. My auctions are all straight forward and priced at the lowest
price I am willing to accept at the start.
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=314086817
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> Actually, I don't think that this is a bad auction,
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> 400x.10=$40 worth of brcks. So, it is in my book a 'fair' auction, the start
> price was reasonable, and paying a premium for some colours/styles is to be
> expected.
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> I woudn't pay that, but that is a personal choice. I'd pay .05 for white
> 1x4's, because that is what I value them at, no other reason.
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> James P
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