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Re: More eBay Questions

To: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re: More eBay Questions
From: "Mike Adams" <mikeadam@wcnet.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 20:34:40 +0000
I have a question as well . - The widget is listed
as a No Reserve item but the first bid has to be
$15.00 but there aren't any bids.  Wouldn't $15.00
be the reserve since that will be the first bid -
If so how do they say No Reserve ?  Can you open 
w/less than $15.00 ?    
Another Mike
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>From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, "Andrew Murphy"<solex67@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: More eBay Shenanigans
>Date: 3, Aug , 12:42 AM
>

>This is a dumb question, but why the need for reserve auctions?
>
>Let's say you want a minimum of $3000, then why not just start the auction 
>at a starting price of $3000 and go from there? Why all this B.S. of 
>starting at some ridiculously low price and force the bidders into bidding 
>repeatedly to search for the reserve price? I don't understand it, so I try

>to stay away from reserve auctions.
>
>Fred - So.SF

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