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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..The Fickled Ebay Market Place...Amen...!

Author: Rob Basham

Date: 07:23:40 02/27/06

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On February 27, 2006 at 08:15:16, Steve B wrote:

>There is simply no rhyme or reason for a price on Ebay
>one day a chess computer can sell for $100 and a week later that very same model
>can rake in $1000
>
>case in point:
>here is a run of the mill,ho-hum ,Fidelity 6100 Phantom Robot missing the dust
>cover
>these computers have sold for less then $500 and over $1500
>generally speaking Robotic chess computers attract a much wider bidding audience
>then die hard collectors or even just people interested in chess .
>this makes the swing in price range all the more erratic
>
>this particular auction remained bidless for its entire listing of 7 days and
>then with one day to go ..someone stumbles in and bids $900!
>why someone wouldnt wait until the end to bid this price is a puzzlement to me
>to begin with
>
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Fidelity-International-Phantom-Chess-6100-Complete_W0QQitemZ8769447469
>
>(E)rratic(B)idding(A)nytime(Y)up Regards
>Steve

Steve said....>>>one day a chess computer can sell for $100 and a week later
that very same model
can rake in $1000<<<<

Yes, you are so right!

I never can sell a computer on ebay for even the same amount of money that I
paid for it!

I seem to always end up losing...and selling for less than I paid for it....:-)

the pricing is crazy on ebay...

Rob



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