[AT] eBay auctions for "rare" stuff

[Mike Sloane]

Speaking of "rare", here is a tool that showed up on eBay, and I have no 
idea what it might be for: Item no. 320083388438.

Any thoughts?

Mike

Dean Vinson wrote:
> On cold and snowy mornings like this, sometimes I sit with a cup of coffee
> and browse eBay auctions.  Why do so many people put the word "rare" in
> their auction titles?  I'm sure it's to help sell the idea that whatever
> they're selling is worth more money, so I guess my real question is whether
> buyers would be influenced by it.
> 
> Right now there are listings for a JD 50-70 weight set ("rare"), Farmall Cub
> PTO reverser ("rare"), a Massey Harris 30 ("Rare, Look!!!"), a Minneapolis
> Moline generator ("Rare!!!!!!"), hydraulic couplers for Oliver 77 & 88
> ("rare"), Farmall M governor ("Very Rare!"), etc.  So are there people who
> don't otherwise need one of those things, but who decide "Oh, okay, since
> this thing is *rare*, I'll go ahead and bid on it" ?
> 
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
> 


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