As for USA only, it used to be the case with foreign dollar-denominated
checks that the bank fees to negotiate them were more than the amount of
the check. PayPal should have remedied that situation. I think that also
arises because some sellers are afraid of the complexities (whatever they
think they are) of overseas shipment. ,
As for selling prices, a B-school cynic once declared the following rule --
in any sufficiently large and free market, the winning bidder in any
auction will always pay more than everyone else in the world thinks it is
worth. And it only takes one person who is 'way off the high end of the
bell-shaped curve to cause these crazy prices.
73, Pete N4ZR
At 10:30 AM 5/4/2005, Osten B Magnusson wrote:
>Thanks for all the answers - it seems to be a dangerous way to
>go... Especially since a lot of buyers like to pay much more than
>the real value.
>
>Anyway, most sellers say "USA only" - don't know why!
>
>73 de Osten SM5DQC sm5dqc@areteadsl.se
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Floyd Sense" <fsense@copper.net>
>To: "Osten B Magnusson" <sm5dqc@areteadsl.se>; <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay
>
>
> > If one other person is thinking the same thing as you, and bids $9,998,
> then you
> > just paid $9,999 for that $500 transceiver. It happens!
> >
> > K8AC
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Osten B Magnusson" <sm5dqc@areteadsl.se>
> > To: <amps@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay
> >
> >
> >>
> >> What happens if I see, as an example, a tranceiver worth
> >> 500 dollars, current bid is 100 dollars and I bid 9999 dollars?
> >> I will get it for 101 dollars or are there any special rules?
> >>
> >> 73 de Osten SM5DQC sm5dqc@areteadsl.se
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Floyd Sense" <fsense@copper.net>
> >> To: <craxd1@ezwv.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 2:03 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay
> >>
> >>
> >>> The seller can NOT see the maximum bid that you entered, but CAN see the
> >>> amounts of the actual bids. For example, if the current bid is at $18.00
> >>> (and the minimum increment is $1.00)and no one's maximum bid exceeds
> that,
> >>> and you come along and bid $50.00 then the seller will see your bid as
> >>> $19.00.
> >>>
> >>> If someone was bidding for the seller (or the seller himself under a
> >>> different ID), it would not be difficult to predict your probable
> response
> >>> to a bid increase based on your previous reaction to being
> outbid. As you
> >>> probably know, the eBay process ressembles a real live auction only
> in that
> >>> there is bidding. Real auctioneers do not permit "sniping" and shill
> >>> bidding can result in bodily harm! The only way to protect yourself
> is to
> >>> decide up front what the item is worth, bid that amount, and check
> back when
> >>> the auction is over.
> >>>
> >>> K8AC
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Will Matney" <craxd1@ezwv.com>
> >>> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:43 AM
> >>> Subject: [Amps] eBay
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> This is way off topic but I need a quick answer on something. Does the
> >>>> seller have access to the amount one has bid? Something was fishy on a
> >>>> book I bought like the one who bid against me twice stopped both times
> >>>> right under my maximum bid. He ran the bids up 11 times stopping just
> >>>> under twice. I'm wondering if it was a schill who knew the amount I bid?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=4546163575&rd=1
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>>
> >>>> Will
> >>>>
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