'Abd ul-Rahman Lomax' said: "I placed a bid on that license even though I'm short of cash (I bid $2025) simply because I couldn't stand to see it go for under $2,000. I'm trying to sell an extra 99SE license for $4500! (OBO)."
I (and others may) still think that the attitude; I see someone on Ebay selling the same product that I do. It is now at a very low price, maybe lower that what I pay. I do not want anyone to get this product for this low a price because of how it may effect me and the market. I have no desire to buy this product myself right now, but I will bid a significantly higher price to prevent anyone else from getting a lower price, and if I get that price, I am willing to pay for it. ...as being quite selfish, and against the basic principal of auctions. I know that this probably happens all the time, and that there is little that can be done about it. I would also point out that if the seller engages in this kind of activity, that this is explicitly against the bidding policies, and can be reacted to quite vigorously by the auctioneer. I would also consider this behavior contrary to the free market, and could even be considered market manipulation - ala Enron, etc. Now, if you wanted to get into a typical bidding competition, this is exactly the spirit of auctions, and may have resulted is a similar or higher ending price - whether you won or not. I would recommend it may be safer not share your participation in this kind of activity in the future - regardless how benevolent or 'fair' you may consider your motivations to be. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
