[GreenKeys] Re: eBay...

[Don Robert House]

Very well Larry,

I certainly see and respect your point of view.  My value system is  
probably distorted since I have been retired since 1996 and the value  
of money has changed tremendously since then.
Also my XYL watches my expenditures very carefully.

Foolish Don

Tracer of open circuits and backward diodes...



On 2 Jun 2008, at 8:55 AM, Larry Tighe wrote:

Hi Don,

I too share by giving away machines and equipment.  However, in the  
past when bidders were "readable", I noticed you were always first to  
"stake a claim" on nice items.  I respected that at first.

However, it became clear your bids were so far below the winning  
bidder's final presentment that, I was shocked at how low your bids  
were compared to the winner and what I would have bid.  In effect, a  
"courtesy" abandonment of an item was actually denying me the item  
when so many of your bids were terribly low!

I know of one fellow who used a friend to bid against you so as not to  
"offend" you.  There were many raised bids between your low offer and  
the final winner....in other words, you weren't even close.

Thus, using your logic, there then becomes an onus upon the  
"respected" greenie who bids first and the others who don't when the  
bid is over and the "first" greenie lost the bid...and so did others  
for "respecting" that low first bid.

lar