eBay is starting to look like some exotic bazar, with cheating
merchants, bait and switch artists, shills and cutpurses everywhere.
Nice to see people being consistent about behavior. Anonymity is to
blame. The web needs an effective and verifiable identity system,
probably built right into routing. No ID, no access. Some people
think anonymity is a wonderful thing worth fighting for on the web,
but people behave the worst when their identity is protected. Its why
the jury of your peers has to face you.
Remember crank calls and heavy breathers? Caller ID ended it
virtually overnight. I remember with considerable satisfaction
hitting #69 and calling back a gentleman who had just suggested some
remarkable things to my wife. I told him I was going to look up his
address on a reverse directory and I'd be over shortly with a few of
my larger Romanian friends to chat about it.
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On Apr 10, 2007, at 6:12 AM, tr4.tony@virgin.net wrote:
> This is quite wild, but looks like some wobbly bidding again. There
> seems to
> be more and more of this happening on ebay these days .... Ever
> since they
> starter to hide the bidder names.
>
> Btw if anyone wants similar fibreglass tops ...... Get in touch!
> They are easy
> to get hold of in the uk. I turned one down at 500 gbp a few weeks
> ago.
>
> Don't get burnt on ebay!
>
> Rgds
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jrhill@chorus.net
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: 10/04/07 16:33
> Subject: [Fot] Fiberglas Surrey Top for $3952.00??
>
> Hmmm . . .
>
> 6 bidders and 24 bids, 18 of which were made by "Bidder #2" -- who
> finished
> second in the bidding derby, but managed to double the prince the
> winning
> bidder will have to pay.
>
> A lot of $$$ for a plastic top.
>
> Jim Hill
>
> ---- Bob Davis <rdavis4@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> I have an aluminum roof section. Wonder what it is worth??
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
>> To: "FOT List" <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:02 PM
>> Subject: [Fot] Fiberglas Surrey Top for $3952.00??
>>
>>
>>> SURRY TOP FOR TR4 TR250 TR6
>>> SURREY TOP FOR TRIUMPH Item number: 250101972681
>>>
>>>
>>> Bidding has ended for this item
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