Another thing that happens is that often a number of people, some with absolutely no intention of buying the item, place "marker" bids so that they can more easily track the auction. This, too, drives the price up.
Fred wrote: > Just one point more: I wonder just how many (few?) times there have > been where someone has spotted something "interesting" on eBay - > something so "interesting" that he/she wanted to bid on it > him/herself - that he/she ~still~ blabbed about it on the PDML > anyway... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
