P3D Re: Romney's book (was eBay crazy prices (part III))

[Dan Shelley <dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:

> PPS.  Can someone post his web page in photo-3d??? :-) :-)
>       I will personally email all those who bid on eBay and
>       give them this reference.  Or, is this illegal?  :-)

I don't think this is illegal George, but I think you are making one
unfair assumption: The seller may not know ANYTHING about the book
except that it's about _those_ cameras that keep selling on eBay. Maybe
they think someone who bought a camera might like the book. They _might_
be providing a valid service, and if the buyers and sellers don't know
about another source, then the market should drive the price. 

By stepping in and "deflecting" a seller's bidders, you are potentially
hurting that seller. What if they bought the book in a local used book
store for $30 and started it at a lower price to "get business" on eBay,
then you send all their customers away, and they end up selling for only
$25? Then they have paid fees up front, and on the back end of that
transaction, losing a total of $7 or so.

Suffice it to say that I don't think I would do this, even though I
understand your ethical desire to be fair to everyone. =)

Dan Shelley
dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.dddesign.com/3dbydan


------------------------------