So the "high bidder" just crapped out on him. I thought that the eBay bid was a contract that had to be honored. So much for the eBay contract. Unless he himself put in the high bid??? If so he owes eBay the commission. What am I missing here? ---Art Heller In a message dated 3/4/2012 5:24:47 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, ander...@tampabay.rr.com writes:
The Standard is now re-listed at $999.99! http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAT-1898-EDISON-STANDARD-PHONOGRAPH-WORKING-MOTOR-SE E-MY-VIDEO-110-YEARS-OLD-/160753917176?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256dae 1cf8 Sold $1060 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item2 56d261325&item=160745001765&nma=true&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&rt=nc&si=hNN0847D ZwyYQ9DbTNaGUu38QWE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc On Mar 4, 2012, at 2:33 PM, allena...@aol.com wrote: > but how can a person bid against himself if he is the only bidder? > > > > In a message dated 3/3/2012 4:38:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > john9...@pacbell.net writes: > > consecutive bids within a few minutes, bidding against himself each time, > and taking the price from $599 to $1000. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org