[Boatanchors] Is Somebody Nuts or Is It on My End?

[RAY FRIESS]

I hope he doesn't mind hanging onto them for a looooong time then.  Even died in the wool old timers won't pay that price..

> To: anchor at ec.rr.com
> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 15:00:48 -0400
> From: manualman at juno.com
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Is Somebody Nuts or Is It on My End?
> 
> A number of vendors prefer "private listings" but with the anonymous
> bidding process that's now employed, it's probably not necessary today.
> Roughly, 50% of the bids shown are automatic bids with 7 bidders. For the
> first several days, if fairly obvious that it looks like two bidders were
> playing a game. Knowing the seller for over 20 years, I'm sure he is not
> evolved in "shill bidding". He is probably one of the fairest and honest
> people I have ever known.
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:30:09 -0400 Al Parker <anchor at ec.rr.com> writes:
> > It's not you.  And a "private listing", 75 bids in $5 increments - 
> > who 
> > can say, "Shill bidding?"
> > 73,
> > Al, W8UT
> > 
> > 
> > On 9/1/2014 1:57 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald wrote:
> > > I can't believe the "reserve bid not met" tag currently on this 
> > eBay auction.
> > >
> > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/201157732175
> > >
> > > * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
> > > * (Since 30 Nov 53) *
> > > * k2gkk hotmail com *
> > > * Oklahoma City, OK *
> > > * USAF & FAA (Ret.) *
> 
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