[AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap

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To second what Spencer has said, I think I discovered a sly shill technique
on eBay. Suppose an item starts with $1.00 minimum bid. You are first bidder
and bid $9.95 as your maximum bid and Ebay posts your intial bid of $1.00.
Couple of other bidders bring it up to $5.95 and you are still high bidder.
Seller wonders how much you really did bid. So his shill bids until shill is
the highest bidder. Auction ends. Now seller knows your maximum bid and
sends you "second chance" offer of the item at $9.95. Since you had already
committed to that amount, you probably will buy it at $9.95. I think this
was pulled on me once.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:29 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap


> I don't know the seller and I am specifically NOT accusing him of this,
but
> items like this, that go for more than they could ever be worth on their
> best day, remind me to mention this:  Watch for shill/push bidding.   The
> practice is very common on Ebay - no, let me re-phrase that:  It is VERY,
> VERY common....
>
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
> Plow the Net!
> http://www.atis.net
>
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 11/6/2005 at 10:58 PM greg at theoldtractorcompany.com wrote:
>
> >OMG yet again
> >This is the cap I had written an article about some time ago.
> >I have two of thes caps in my collection, lucky me I guess
> >Wow, that is completely unreal I think
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >Greg Stephen
> >The Old Tractor Company
> >Stephen Equipment Company
> >PO Box 709
> >Franktown, CO 80116
> >303-663-5246
> >303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!
> >
> >On Sun Nov  6 19:39 , 'Dean VP' <deanvp at att.net> sent:
> >
> >>Chris:
> >>
> >>Yep, that is cool. I seem to recall my Dad having one in the 40's or
> 50's.
> >>It may be a Fig Newton of my imagination. However, just think what $300
> >can
> >>really buy.
> >>
> >>Dean A. Van Peursem
> >>Snohomish, WA 98290
> >>
> >>Forbidden fruits create many jams!
> >>
> >>www.deerelegacy.com
> >>
> >>http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>
>>[antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com','','','')">antique-j
> ohndeere-
> >bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> >>Chris C
> >>Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 5:59 PM
> >>To: ATIS LIST
> >>Subject: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap
> >>
> >>If I had $300 burning a hole in my pocket I think I
> >>would buy this just to have it!   Check out Ebay item
> >>#7560234025
> >>
> >>             Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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