Author: Dick Schneiders
Date: 10:54:20 04/11/05
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On April 11, 2005 at 13:38:56, Steve B wrote: >In what has to be one of the oddest auctions i have ever seen on Ebay,the Tasc >Potporri auction will close in about 5 hours(as i write this) > >from the previous thread on this auction it can be seen that a supposed >"newbie"bidder made an appearance and bid over 60 times pushing the lead bidder >to a bid as it stands now of over $800 > >and this is for two SB boards that could very well be defective >indeed,the seller himself goes to great lengths to say he has not tested the >boards > >even more bizarre is the fact that two totally brand new mint SB boards would >probably not even get this price >or at least i dont think they would and i certainly would not pay $800 for them > >even the items being offered(a mixture of bags,pieces,boards,software >,cables,etc)looks like it fell off of the back of a Tasc delivery truck > >John Merlino(a moderator here) even said it looked like someone raided the >Cmaster offices where he once worked(i think he was joking) > >i for one will be at my computer munching on a bowl of Popcorn(buttered) >watching the auctions end > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5182838476 > >Ring Side Seats Regards >Steve Steve, The "lead bidder" is a recent member of Ismenio's chess forum, from Germany, and has a few high quality chess computers: Tasc R30 V2.5, Mephisto Genius 68030, and Mephisto Risc 1MB. He said that he has repaired a Tasc Smartboard, in the past, and thinks he can do the same with these, if they are indeed defective. He also explained why he has two bids on eBay. Something happened when he posted that led him to believe that his initial bid was not taken, so he placed a second bid. He doesn't seem to be very bothered by the series of incremental bids by the other bidder, and simply wants to win the items. Dick Schneiders
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