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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Ebay Auction.....Just Market Forces At Work

Author: Steve B

Date: 17:41:18 02/03/05

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 well this is going  back and forth ad naseum
you see it differently then i do

i will leave this  thread by saying..
what is fueling auctions like this are not collectors
its dealers relying on unkowledgable buyers
OR
Dealers selling to other dealers
i suppose you can say this is part of Market forces
but i choose to treat these auctions with Scorn

i will make one further comment regarding something you mentioned in post:


Example Steffen was up last night at 3.30 am German time bidding
>with 3 seconds to go on the CC1 while I was tucked up in bed. He will make a
>profit after shipping and import duty.

oh poor SS burning the mid-night oil to scrape out a few dollars on chess
computers
you must be joking

you know as well as i do that this clown uses a bidding agent and he is sound
asleep at 3.30 am
i use it and so do you
Steve













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