[Boatanchors] auction time linked to what timing source?

[Pete Lancashire]

I'll even up that :-) I am usually pretty easy going, stand at the table see
something
someone else has been fondling for at least 2-3 minuutes, wait wait wait, he
puts
it down I had the seller his asking price w/o haggling foundler gets pisses
and
blurts out ' i was going to buy that' ... I've even gone as far as asking
'are you going
to buy that widget?' .. wait wait wait .. tell seller if he doent I will for
the asking price.
fondler starts to haggle .. seller sez I have an offer for full .. again I'm
the bad guy.
Last one, a local club has a table of donated stuff, there was a basically
never used
HP 608E (yea I know)  they wanted $30, so i wait after Mr Fondler who has no
idea what it is
I finally give up ask the seller is this $ for the club ? Yes. Here's $40
keep the change.
Again the bad guy ...

-pete sigh

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:45 PM, MUCHSTUFF <soundval at muchstuff.com> wrote:

> This discussion of timing reminds me of >>>>>>>>>>>\
>
> Several years ago at a Sacramento swap meet the local expert on ham gear
> prices was selling a widow's deceased husband's gear.
> Among which was a Collins 32V-1.
> There were several guys looking at the gear.
> Someone asked how much, and the expert said  $50.00.
> There was 2 or 3 seconds of silence, which allowed me to take three $50
> bills from my pocket, hand them to the seller, and say something like, well
> there's $150.00.
> I picked it up, and struggled off with it.
> It was worth about $300 at the time.
> One of the other guys later said that he was planning to bargain.
>
> Handing the prospective seller cash in the amount of the announced price
> usually completes the purchase. (Except for transfer of the article}
> Saying "I'll buy it" is close.  Picking it up and saying "I'll take it" and
> reaching for your wallet is really close.
> Saying "I'm interested in......" or "Do you still have ... for sale?" is
> ZERO toward completing a sale.
>
> Gene
>
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