[NJARC] Club selling High Value items on Ebay

[Mike Feher]

>From my perspective it would only be legal if the NJARC member won. Since
the NJARC member knows that he will be entitled to a discount he can
effectively bid higher than his competition. So, let's say there is an item
up there where it is expected to go for around $1000. The NJARC member can
safely bid $1000 as he will then get it for $800. However, if someone wants
it real bad and throw in a bid of $1200, then they will have to pay $1025.
So, the NJARC bidder drove up the price as without his bid, the other guy
could have won it for a lot less. That is essentially shill bidding and
usually frowned on. - Mike 

Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
732-886-5960



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Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:40 AM
Cc: NJARC; John Dilks K2TQN
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While the discount scheme is do-able, I wonder if it's legal.  I the an 
attorney in the house? - Al

John Ruccolo wrote:
> John and Tom,
>
> I think you both make excellent suggestions. I also agree that 20% is a
reasonable discount. I like the idea of putting the item on ebay as a way of
determining fair market value. 
>
> I guess we'll leave it up to the Board....
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
> --- On Wed, 2/25/09, John Dilks K2TQN <oldradio at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: John Dilks K2TQN <oldradio at worldnet.att.net>
>> Subject: Club selling High Value items on Ebay
>> To: "Thomas Lee" <thomas_v_lee at hotmail.com>, "John R"
<jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>, "Al K" <al at ar88.net>
>> Cc: "NJARC" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 4:28 AM
>> There is a way for the club to sell high value items on ebay
>> and still accommodate members, here's the idea which can
>> be adjusted to suit by the board....
>>
>> Put up the item on Ebay as normally, then if a club member
>> wins, they notify the club contact.  Instead of paying full
>> price with PayPal they arrange to pay at the next meeting
>> and receive a % discount, say 20%, and then pick up the item
>> at the same meeting saving shipping.  This way the club
>> maximize$ the item and if a club member wins it, they get it
>> cheaper.
>>
>> Members without computers could use a surrogate to bid for
>> them.  (But today almost everybody has a computer, don't
>> they?)
>>
>> 20% cheaper sounds fair to me, and should keep Ebay
>> flippers at bay.
>>
>> 73, John Dilks
>>
>>
>> At 12:40 AM 2/25/2009, Thomas Lee wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi John, All,
>>>
>>> perhaps a fair compromise would be to offer the
>>>       
>> "choice" items to members first at a fair market
>> value or a sight below member discount?  If it doesn't
>> go, then ebay?
>>     
>>> Tom
>>>       
>
>
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