[Premium-Rx] Proposed Policy Change re eBay

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Yes, I've got to agree... every man for himself... right?

Sincerely,

Dr. William J. Schmidt, II  K9HZ & K9ZC

"Collector of Edison Wind-up Phonographs... Do you have one for me?"
Email: bill at wjschmidt.com
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WebPage: www.wjschmidt.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carcia, Frank A. HS" <francis.carcia at hs.utc.com>
To: "'Barry Hauser'" <barry at hausernet.com>; <jfor at quik.com>; "Greg W.
Bailey" <gbailey at mail.sdsu.edu>
Cc: <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] Proposed Policy Change re eBay


> I agree, so we can help each other find stuff.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Hauser [mailto:barry at hausernet.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 11:10 AM
> To: jfor at quik.com; Greg W. Bailey
> Cc: premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Proposed Policy Change re eBay
>
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> John wrote
>
> ....
> > If someone spots something choice on eBay (or the like) a posting of
> 'hey...
> > look at this' might be permitted, as long as that person is NOT the
seller
> or
> > owner.
> > Comments ?
>
> Not a good idea for at least 3 reasons --
>
> (1) The "don't do me any favors" principle -- Anyone shopping for a piece
of
> vintage or premium gear is probably already tracking the unit.  Calling
> attention to it can only serve to activate additional bidders including
> those not originally in the market and stoke up the final price.  So, in
> effect, you put things out of reach for the list members you're likely to
be
> trying to "help" or perhaps, substantially increased the cost for winner.
In
> other words, it's one of those favors that, more often than not, is not a
> favor at all.  Whenever I see one of those "Hey, look at that Zorchtronic
> 5000 on e-pay", I think "Well, forget about that one.  Thanks a bunch,
> fellah!"
>
> (2) Impossible to police the "NOT the seller" proviso.  Easy to have a
third
> party do the post.  It is bad enough with the shill bidding that goes on
>
> (3)  Not to worry about ebay -- everyone knows about it -- they have a
heck
> of an ad budget including radio and TV spots, and those with special item
> interests (like premium receivers) know to keep an eye on it -- if they
are
> willing to buy this way.
>
> If  you do notice something, then it's best to simply alert one person
only.
> You can privately notify two or more people -- but think about that
> situation for a few minutes.  Of course, there are people who
intentionally
> do that sort of thing, who also like to sit by the sidelines and watch the
> sparks fly.
>
> "Wow folks, there's a Screetchmachina 2240 up for auction now -- only $200
> bucks.  Just thought I would let you all know if you want to get in on it.
"
> (with reserve not met, $5,000 "Buy it Now" and 6 days to go).
>
> "Hmmm ... I see a Watson-Sherlock 9900 there.  What are they worth?  It's
at
> 500 GBP's -- what are those?  There's 4 days to go and I'm thinking of
> puttting a $749 bid on it.  Advice anyone."
>
> The exception I would suggest:  If there is something of interest about an
> item, refer to it after the auction closes, as in "I saw a 6790GM with an
> orange front panel with black polka-dots on e-pay (Item #, etc.) -- went
for
> $950"  Reply:  "No, silly, that's a big ceramic ladybug - the seller
> replaced the photo with one for his current auction, but didn't change the
> filename or link."
>
> Well, maybe not -- you can still go wrong, even after the thing closes.
>
> Barry
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