At 07:28 AM 3/29/2001 -0700, Monkeyman wrote:
> >This Simplex post was put on eBay on March 23. On March 24, 2001, an eBay
> >screen name, "juyrecod2000" with no feedback was created and pushed the
> price
> >of the seatpost for our friend Ichiy to over $150. This does not strike me
> >as fair. Any comments?
>
>Define unfair and why you think it's so. Do you feel Ichiy is more
>deserving than juyrecod2000? If you think people with no feedback
>shouldn't be able to bit one parts you're missing the point of an on-line
>"auction house." Everybody needs to start somewhere and I've said it
>before that people should be able to spend their money on anything they
>like. In my eyes the only seatpost that is worth $150 is jewel encrusted.
I think the point is that this looks an awful lot like shill bidding. There
are other explanations of course, none quite as simple.
Jeff Slotkin
TheLocalSpoke
Goose Creek, SC