[Boatanchors] auction time linked to what timing source?

[J. Forster]

I generally so something similar. If another is handling something, I
won't say anything.

But, as soon as the other person takes his hands off it, if no money has
been paid or neither other party has said "sold", I consider it fair game
and will immediately take hold or say sold or both.

FWIW,
-John

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> 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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