obviously not in this case! On Jul 23, 2015 8:21 PM, "Ian Finder" <ian.fin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just for the record, I hate the methodology below: > Are auctions no longer a valid way to determine value? > > > > I told him start with buy it now for $2000 with best offer, leave it > > to see what kind of watchers and interest he gets then lower the price > > until a sale is made. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 23, 2015, at 15:08, william degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I told him start with buy it now for $2000 with best offer, leave it > > to see what kind of watchers and interest he gets then lower the price > > until a sale is made. > > > That said, because you're asking for the item > > to be shipped, the seller can refuse on that ground, you have a > > Mexican standoff. I believe it's ok to say Mexican standoff because > > that's a historic not racial reference, having to do with 19th century > > Mexican history. > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Noel Chiappa <j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> > wrote: > >>> From: Josh Dersch > >> > >>> the seller and I failed to reach an agreement > >> > >> You were very nice to try and work with the person; if they couldn't > take that > >> on board, and in return come to some agreement that you could be happy > with, > >> they're being some combinations of greedy and unreasonable. > >> > >> I have to agree with other people: an open auction was held, and the > value of > >> the item was determined by that to be.... $5. End of story. > >> > >> Noel > > > > > > > > -- > > Bill > > vintagecomputer.net >
