They mean "no hidden reserve". When you sell an item, you can start bidding
at $1, but have a reserve of $20 below which you won't sell. I think they
have this at "real" auctions as well.
Ulix
on 1/2/01 16:06, Michael Ellsworth at mikeells@shianet.org wrote:
> I'm not a big E-bay follower, but how can they say this car is sold with no
> reserve, but that the bidding starts at $800.00? No reserve means you can
> start the bidding as low as you please, and the sale will be at the high
> bid, whether it's $10.00 or $10,000.00. I tried to place a bid lower than
> $800.00, and it wouldn't accept it.
>
> Mike
> Ellsworth
> 71 Midget
> 62 Sprite
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <busyrider@springmail.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 6:41 PM
> Subject: Car for Sale in Penn.
>
>
>> Here's a link to a Midget roadster for sale on ebay. Looks pretty bad.
> Price is pretty high, but who knows. Maybe someone is interested. Car is in
> Eastern Penn.
>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=535829415&;
> r=0&t=0
>>
>> I don't have any interest in the sale of this car. Just passing the info
> along.
>>
>> Fred C.
>
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