Charles,
Someone once wrote to the list that the Japanese believe that sniping is not honorable. That is why many of them do not rely on the last six tics.
Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA
On 11/2/06 8:53 PM, "chasds@mindspring.com" <chasds@mindspring.com> wrote:
> as noted earlier:
>
> Anybody been watching this one?
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/
>>
>> Wow. Not the seller, and no chance of being the buyer....
>>
>> David
>> --
>> David Bilenkey
>> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>
> **********
>
> Again, I totally do not get these japanese collectors bidding something up
> this way long before the auction is over. If there was a reserve, ok. Was
> there a reserve?
>
> It'll be interesting to see how much higher it goes before it ends. Because I
> am totally flummoxed by these guys who reveal their interest so early in the
> game. It makes no financial sense whatsoever.
>
> and if it truly is some kind of "I can spend more stupid money than you can"
> thing, then I REALLY don't get it. Spending thousands of dollars more than
> maybe you need to just because you can seems irrational to me.
>
> Charles "don't get it" Andrews
> SoCal