Oh, and just FYI, my ebay ID is Bikehunter or my Daughter's, lobobiker.
John Dunn in Napa Valley
> >>>>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