In a message dated 11/5/2002 1:49:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, richardsachs@juno.com writes:
<< seriously though-one of my only pet peeves about this list is the routine posting of ebay auctions by 3rd party listees who feel like they are helping their brethren by pointing out information that is already available for all to see. i expect disagreement.. >>
I think this is sent to the whole list so I will respond there.. And it applies to all of us..
I just don't understand your thinking here...
Your peeve seems to be from a buyers point of view; wanting to shield oneself from competitors in a particular auction. I can understand if I wanted to bid on something and buy it for the lowest price, then I would hope that no one else knew about it to compete with me. That seems a little hopeless though, especially with many buyers, the Japanese collectors, being so astute at Ebay watching. And there is something wrong with the inclination to say to one's friends and associates, in effect, "Don't tell anyone about this auction because I WANT it!" That's like saying "Don't buy a Richard Sachs frame so I can drive the demand down and he will be forced to sell one to me at a lower price."
I would have thought that you, Richard, being a seller most of the time (at least that I am aware of) would want as much attention to the auctions as possible. Thereby maximizing the potential buyers and making the most return.
I think the CR is the perfect place to call attention to vintage related auctions. I personally rarely search Ebay, just don't want to spend the time, so I really appreciate someone on the CR list pointing out interesting stuff.
<<3rd party listees who feel like they are helping their brethren by pointing out information that is already available for all to see>> But they truly are helping me! Yes, that stuff is out there but who wants to spend all that time hunting around? More power to those folks but I would much rather a CR list member tell us/me when something cool pops up. I don't want necessarily to buy it, but to look at the item, learn about stuff I haven't seen, marvel at how much someone else wants it, etc. I have bought a few items though and really was grateful to the list members who clued me in to the auctions so I could bid (Thanks Karen, Scott and the rest!)
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC