[AT] eBay auctions for "rare" stuff

[Phil Auten]

I think Forrest Gump said it best: "Stupid is as stupid does".

Phil

At 09:34 AM 2/17/2007, you 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