I was going to drop this but... The seller has the choice to set a lowest price, has the choice to set a reserve, has the choice to set a buy it outright price. If he or she is stupid enough to put a price that doesn't cover their costs, that's their problem. My job as an EBay buyer ain't to protect the seller. And yeah, I did like it then. Nobody on this list makes out when we all bid against each other, except of course, the seller. My point. tim in EBay CA.
>On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote: > > > You use EBay for your reasons, I'll use it for mine. Certainly my >concern > > has nothing to do with MAXIMIZING the profit a seller makes. That is >where > > you are cornfused. Part of being an Ebay buyer is being able to find >that > > little nugget. And yes, getting it for 1/2 or less what I would pay for >it > > anywhere else. > >i.e., "I liked ebay better when no one else knew about it and you could >cheat sellers out of a fair price for their items." > >As the saying goes, "It's worth what someone will pay for it." > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- >| (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the > |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, > the glass is twice as big as it needs to be."
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