Author: Michael Watters
Date: 02:30:29 02/04/05
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On February 03, 2005 at 20:41:18, Steve B wrote: > 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 Yes we see the whole thing from a different perspective. To me everyone with a chess computer collection is a collector. You, me and the chap who paid $1703 yesterday for the Chesster Eyeball. We are never likely to find common ground on this. >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 I have never heard of using a bidding agent for Ebay. Now you mention it they have them at auction houses eg Sotherbys. No doubt for Ebay this is a US innovation which hopefully will stay your side of the pond. I can assure you that it was my finger that pushed the key that won my Eyeball at 2.40 am GMT. It is a lot of fun as the last few seconds approach. The idea of missing the tension, by having someone else do it, amazes me. For me the pleasure of collecting includes the thrill of the hunt. Tally-ho regards Mike
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