>>There is harm in this - to other bidders who
>>approach the auction with a bit more integrity. You are driving up the
>>cost of the item for no other reason than your own amusement.
>
>What utter nonsense. When a seller starts bidding on a lens at $25
>that everyone knows will go for more than 10 times that amount, there
>is no harm in bidding $50 to see how the auction goes. Those who
>aren't at their computer in the final 15 minutes, don't really want
>the item anyhow. If you can't deal with the reality of how ebay
>works, don't shop there. Whinning here does no good.
>
>
What if he bids $240 cause he figures it'll go for $250 and he'll get
outbid, but he doesn't have the money to buy it if he ends up top bidder?
I'm sure you know that this does happen, don't you? And that's the way I
read his messages. Perhaps I misunderstood. I must have, cause it makes no
sense, does it?
And I do shop at eBay when there's a bargain to be had. I do understand how
it's supposed to work and I'm not whining so quitcher bitchin. I am trying
to understand what the heck Dirk is doing.
George
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