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I've bought software and hardware on ebay at substantial savings. I've
seen many auctions go beyond good value so it's necessary to know what
the best available retail price is and limit your bid to some reasonable
discounted value e.g. 70-80% above which you're better off dealing at
retail with a MB guarantee. I will close larger transactions only
through an escrow service and smaller transactions with sellers
accepting credit cards. I don't bid on items requiring prepayment.
Earl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Prosper" <brente@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 11:12 AM
Subject: [RT] Gen: A bit off topic EBay Auctions
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if anyone from this group has had any luck bidding on
EBay
> and buying commuter components at a substantial discount. I thought
I'd try
> to upgrade my old computer to a 233mhz CPU from it's current 166mhz
chip.
> The retail price for a new 233 is about $40 so I don't want to bid
more than
> about 25 bucks. I started watching the actions and even submitted a
few
> bids. Time after time the bids go up to, or even exceed the retail
price.
> That makes me think that the actions are rigged or at least that there
are
> shills bidding the prices up. Your helpful feedback appreciated.
>
> Prosper
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