Lou wrote:
> I got the below response from the guy who is selling the Colner and he
admits
> his mistake. Of all the explanations I've heard, this is one. Lou
Deeter,
> Orlando FL
>
> "Yes, I am new to selling on ebay and wasn't quite sure how things worked
so
> I had a friend show me what ebay was all about and ended up putting the
bike
> under his user name. I then made a screen name for myself to start using
and
> was screwing around figuring out what everything was and sent in a bid not
> realizing I was able to bid on the item. If you will notice I don't have
any
> remarks next to my name because I am new, and that is also why the initial
> email went to the "deisell" email address in which you then got a return
from
> the jvan8 address. Sorry if I caused any inconvenience and I hope you
> understand. Everything described about the bike is still the same as was
> before."
Since the 'shill' bid still did not bring the highest bid up to the reserve, I would give this fellow the benefit of the doubt. This does bring up another question. In reserve auctions, when you have the hypothetical situation where your bid is the highest of those made up to then and the first to pass the reserve, does your bid register at just above the highest previous bid or does it go to the level at which the reserve was set?
Steven Maasland Moorestown, NJ
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