Methinks this discussion is getting far out of hand. Much ado about nothing,
as Shakespeare would have said. For my part, I will continue to treat E-Bay
as a face to face auction--If I have bid on an item that I don't really need,
but just can apply someday, then look across the crowd to see a friend
bidding on the same item, I will not bid any longer unless they obviously
drop out of the bidding and it is still below the maximum I have set for that
item. If I NEED the item, I will stay with it to that maximum. Lawyer types
can label that unethical, cartel, collusion, conspiracy, whatever. . .that is
life. . .it's the way business in this country is done on a daily basis.
If one wants to ride a white horse, a crusade against quantity discounts
would be a more apt target whereby a massive Wal-Mart type can buy a hammer
for a fraction of what a mom and pop corner hardware store can buy it for,
then proceed to drive Mom and Pop out of business. With no intention of
starting a new thread (no comment), Mom and Pop should be able to buy the
hammer at the same price Wal-Mart gets it for whether they buy one or a
hundred million, then let them compete on service. THAT is conspiracy,
collusion, and all those other nasty lawyer-oriented words.
So how bout we agree to disagree on that topic and go back to trying to
figure out where that damned electrical short is????? Oh, I am sorry I
revealed my E-Bay name to everyone (Lancer7676)--I know you'da never figured
it out! ;^)
---David C.
|