P3D Re: eBay auctions

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Were you bidding triple the reserve (which is hidden) or the starting bid
>price? I don't know what the reasoning is to hide a reserve vs setting a
>minimum bid. I think the reserve setting might get you an idea of what the
>value to the customer is because you can see their final bids, but
>otherwise I see no advantage. I hate the folks who post something form a
>minimum bid of $5.00 and then want $5,000 as the reserve price.
>

Me too - I tend not to bid on things that have hidden reserve prices, unless
it's something that I *really* want. Otherwise I figure the seller is
trying to be cute and he's untrustworthy...

THANKS

              Bob Wier
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   9:39 PM Monday, December 13, 1999
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