[R-390] Re: Fowler languishing at $7877 on eBay

[Michael Crestohl]

I was kinda disappointed for Victor as well.  I understand that 
eBay's roolz prohibit soliciting cash payments they certainly have no 
way (nor is it their business) to prohibit it as a means of payment 
after the sale is ended.

What I think they're trying to do is to cover their corporate butt 
here.  Since only a very small percentage of the transactions are 
completed in person they assume that none are and thus their 
rule.  What they are really saying is that they do not want people 
sending cash in the mail so as to maintain their stated function as a 
venue for sellers and buyers to get together.

I would expect that Victor has been corresponding with the major 
players and will likely cut a deal with one of them off eBay, thus 
depriving them of their commission which they do not deserve.

One thing is for sure; it was a great show!  I hope Victor will let 
us know how it all turns out in the end.

73,

Michael

At 04:05 AM 8/10/2007, "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>  wrote:
>Unfortunately Ebay is to blame on that one.  I expected it would be 
>hard to recover the momentum that was displayed in the first 
>auction.  And I don't think he wanted more than the market was 
>willing to bear because it was well on it's way past 10K on the 
>first go round.....certainly more than us casual users would ever be 
>willing to pay but this is not the casual users radio, it's a 
>certified collectors piece.  I expect Victor will find a buyer
>willing to pay his price outside of Ebay....
>
>We may never see this one again in our lifetimes....
>
>What was offered though was certainly an all time record 
>though....what a good show!