From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 11:32:04 EST
only if your reserve was set to $1m..
and if i were the "seller" i would sure cancel that bid and end the
auction..
:-)
<------------------------------->
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: "David Reid" <dwreid_at_hiwaay.net>; "'ThinkPad Mailing List'"
<thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: ebay reverse ?
> Of course, IF you put a want to buy, I'll bid one million $$, and ebay
will
> charge your credit card the commission (can you say $50,000)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Reid" <dwreid_at_hiwaay.net>
> To: "'ThinkPad Mailing List'" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:36 AM
> Subject: RE: ebay reverse ?
>
>
> > I would think it would definetly draw attention, the only problem I see
> > is the same sort of folks would find it (ie folks that "wanted to buy
> > one") as that is who is doing the searching. I would think generally
> > speaking, sellers probably only search for what they are selling to "get
> > a feel of the waters" this could take a long time until a seller
> > happened to have what someone "Wanted to buy".
> >
> > Seems like I remember eBay had some kind of watch list for "want to
> > buys"??? You can list what you're looking for, and if a simmilar
> > discription item hits a block, ebay would notify you??? I may have
> > dreamed that.
> >
> > At one time there was an auction house on the net that was a "reverse
> > auction" I just can't remember the URL
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill Morrow [mailto:penzance_at_gate.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:12 AM
> > To: Bruce Markowitz; ThinkPad Mailing List; Jane Loyless
> > Subject: Re: ebay reverse ?
> >
> >
> > it IS possible to fool ebay and have a want to buy auction..
> > it won't be an auction and it might get booted once ebay tips, but it'll
> > sure get some notice.. i have seen similar attempts go unnoticed..
> >
> > <------------------------------->
> > Cordially, :-)
> > Bill Morrow
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > thinkpads.com Open Forum
> > http://www.afaonline.com:8080/webboard/$webb.exe/~2/login?
> > or go to thinkpads.com and link from there
> > E-Mail: bill at thinkpads dot com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
> > To: "ThinkPad Mailing List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>; "Jane Loyless"
> > <jloyless_at_netbox.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 6:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: ebay reverse ?
> >
> >
> > > This guy just does not seem to get it...
> > > And I know he means well, but his English is about as good as my
> > > German KAPUT
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jane Loyless" <jloyless_at_netbox.com>
> > > To: "ThinkPad Mailing List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 10:51 AM
> > > Subject: Re: ebay reverse ?
> > >
> > >
> > > > At 07:44 AM 02/19/2002 -0800, swjatoslaw gerus wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is possible to make by ebay folloving offer -
> > > > >
> > > > > "Will buy x21,p3-600,64mb,10GB or Portege
> > > > > 3480CT with 6-12 month of warranty for best price
> > > > > .Buyer pay ebay provision and shipping cost.Payement cash
> > > > >in advance"
> > > > >
> > > > > If not why ?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > That is a question for eBay. This is a ThinkPad mailing list.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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