[WWI] Ebay user names and agreements, was Re: Counterfeit Decals

[Andy Bannister]

E.:
> And while were talking about ebay, who/where is the most recent list of user 
> names from people on the list? When was the last time it was updated? I've 
> been recently wondering if it would be possible for list folk to negotiate 
> non-compete pacts when bidding on things. For example, lets say I see SP is 
> bidding on something I'm interested in. Before bidding, I would email Steve 
> and find out what his highest bid is. If he is willing to pay more than I 
> am, then my bid will only raise his cost without getting me the item. So if 
> I knew before bidding that Steve is still going to outbid me, then I won't 
> even bother and 'maybe' no one else will bid and Steve might just get by 
> paying less than his max bid. Of course this would require a certain amount 
> of integrity,(as in being honest about what your max bid is), but this group 
> does seem to have a goodly supply of that.
> Does this sound workable?

I can think of a much simpler and fairer way to go about it. If another listee is bidding on something don't mess around negotiating highest bids; just don't bid on it at all! After all, if he/she didn't want the item, why would they have bid in the first place?
Andy

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