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Re: Interesting way of sabotaging an auction - if the seller is overseas
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Date: 
Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:28:27 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Kevin Wilson writes:
Scott A wrote:
I have auction running now. Less than 12 hours into it I have a bid
retraction:
He states:
"I believe there will be a duty fee. I'm not sure I can pay that"

i THINK IF i WERE YOU i'D ADD SOMETHING TO TEH AUCTION DESCRIPTION
sCOTT, (oops caps lock!) pointing out that there's no duty on
construction toys (ie Lego) being imported into teh US.

I thought about what you said, but then I thought bidders may think "there is
no smoke without fire".

I suppose I was annoyed as it happened so early into the auction - when s/he
had so long to ask me about it. I have calmed down now though.

How many bidders look at the bid history anyway? I only look is there is a lot
of bids.

Scott A



Kevin

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  Re: Interesting way of sabotaging an auction - if the seller is overseas
 
(...) ?? Isn't it *better* that it happened early on? The worst retraction is when a bid so large that it scared everyone else off is retracted at the very last second, allowing the second bidder to get it for much less (scenario: opening bid 10. A (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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(...) i THINK IF i WERE YOU i'D ADD SOMETHING TO TEH AUCTION DESCRIPTION sCOTT, (oops caps lock!) pointing out that there's no duty on construction toys (ie Lego) being imported into teh US. Kevin (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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