Re: [CR]Confente on eBay and CR members psydonyms..

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: "John D" <bikehunter@saber.net>
To: "Bingham, Wayne" <WBINGHAM@imf.org>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <256D3BBC391CD311896600805F9F4C020C0EBAC7@mlnt1s.imf.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Confente on eBay and CR members psydonyms..
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:24:44 -0700


Oh, and just FYI, my ebay ID is Bikehunter or my Daughter's, lobobiker.

John Dunn in Napa Valley


----- Original Message -----
From: Bingham, Wayne
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: [CR]Confente on eBay and CR members psydonyms..



> >>>>Also, I notice some bidders for various eBay items who I think may be CR
>
> members but because they are being stealthy (why?) their bidding names have
>
> no relationship to their regular e-mail identities. Without knowing what
> their IDs are, I cannot decide whether to defer to them in the bidding..
> Can''t think of an easy solution either! Ideas?
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina<<<<
>
> My eBay name is "206bones". Don't really know why, it's just something I
> picked many moons ago when I first signed up (and when the "bike" listings
> was about 4 or 5 pages long!!). Wasn't really thinking about it in relation
> to the CR list at the time. I think it would be nice to have a CR list of
> everyone's eBay name, and will be happy to put one together if those
> interested want to send me the info. I'll them post a comprehensive list to
> CR. Any interest? That said, I don't expect any deference or special
> consideration from anyone on CR, and I probably won't give any if I'm really
> "after" something. However, I do recognize some of our CR family on eBay
> and often defer to them (and sometimes even communicate with them) during
> the bidding. That's just what I do, and usually on a case-by-case basis.
> Whatever everyone else wishes to do is okay too. To each his (her) own. No
> worries.
>
> As for the pool on the Confente's final price, that's going to be a tough
> one. My feeling is that the reserve is quite high, the auction will end
> without reaching reserve, and a deal will be struck afterward. We probably
> won't know the final price, unless it's divulged by someone on CR. Sure to
> be way out of my league anyway.
>
> Wayne Bingham
> Finally turning from Spring to Summer in DC