[FARC] eBay and used radios

[Bob Moroney]

I don't have much experience with Ebay, but I understand that there are 
"bid-bots" that you can use literally to "do your bidding" if you're 
interested in an item on Ebay.  As I understand it, you can set them to 
monitor other bidding and incrementally up the bid until you reach the 
maximum bid you're willing to make, and/or you can set them to jump in 
at the last possible moment in the auction and make a "killer" bid of 
the maximum you're willing to pay.  Either way, it seems like they can 
make it tough for a "live" bidder to compete.

73, Bob K9CMR
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AGarst7259 at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Joe
>
> With the private bidding, it  is not clear who is bidding.  But for the 
> bidding to jump from $900 to  $1575, as far as I could determine, something must be 
>  amiss.
>
> Allen KB3OMO 
>
>
> In a message dated 2/4/2008 8:51:57 PM Eastern  Standard Time, 
> joseph.durnal at gmail.com writes:
> A Kenwood TS-711A recently  sold on eBay for $1575.00.  This radio is a
> pretty good 25 watt 2 meter  all mode rig from the 1980s and is worth
> about $500 give or take.  Maybe  a little more on  eBay.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270206813946
>
> Considering  you can get an Icom IC-910h, a dual band all mode rig with
> 100w on 2M and 75  on 70cm, brand new for about $1300.  I'd say someone
> really over paid  for this TS-711A.
>
> Keep this in mind when bidding on radios.  Have a  good idea what it is
> worth first and don't over pay.  In general, I've  found that eBay is a
> great place to find 2nd hand radio accessories, but  folks tend to bid
> the actual rigs up too high.
>
> 73 de Joseph Durnal  NE3R
>
>