Self Explanatory
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From: Niagara Falls Ontario
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From: AUSTIN Tx
Re: Self Explanatory (3X2-427)
Hey Jer, Take a look at the bid history, there were two people bidding incredibly high numbers for it! Even if he only got the next low bid it will still astounding!!!!
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From: Hernando Beach Fl
Re: Self Explanatory (John McGraw)
I am friends with the third highest bidder who was e mailed by the seller, don't know who number two is / was or what happened to him. I thought crap like this wasn't supposed to happen with all the E Bay "safegards" :jester
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Re: Self Explanatory (3X2-427)
Yep, Jer, looks like the seller had not one, but two "friends", to help the bidding along. He wouldn't have emailed the third highest bidder unless he didn't have a legitimate bid. Appears his "friends" must have gotten a little too enthusiastic, and got too far out in front of the real money.
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Re: Self Explanatory (Chuck Sangerhausen)
I paid $10 for my "beautiful" wrinkle-free reproduction. :D
Now, if I could just find my original (I think it's at my ex-wife's place - which means it's actually been moved to the landfill as soon as she ran across it. :cry )
Now, if I could just find my original (I think it's at my ex-wife's place - which means it's actually been moved to the landfill as soon as she ran across it. :cry )
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Re: Self Explanatory (blitz10)
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Re: Self Explanatory (blitz10)
blitz10,
Oh, oh. Another Texan.......... :D
I trust you've met Marshall Sangerhausen (nickname Herr Doktor). He's carrying the twin colts around these here parts, and runs a tidy town......but we like him anyways. ;)
Welcome aboard.
Oh, oh. Another Texan.......... :D
I trust you've met Marshall Sangerhausen (nickname Herr Doktor). He's carrying the twin colts around these here parts, and runs a tidy town......but we like him anyways. ;)
Welcome aboard.
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Re: Self Explanatory (3X2-427)
I must admit I never considered the aspect of a "second friend bidder"
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Re: Self Explanatory (Mac)
As a matter of personal policy, I will never buy an item where another higher bidder has backed out. Maybe I will miss a bargain here and there but I just refuse to take part in a false auction. It's just too easy for someone to flush out your top bid, then turn around and offer ito you at your top bid, while in a true honest auction you would have purchased the item for much less. MJ
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From: Spicewood, Texas, USA TX-Texas
Re: Self Explanatory (Mac)
That's providing the bidder hasn't created more than one persona. He could be bidding against himself.
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Re: Self Explanatory (Chuck Sangerhausen)
That's providing the bidder hasn't created more than one persona. He could be bidding against himself.
I would think as a minimum effort to prevent fraud, ebay would not accept bids from the sellers' IP address, just like you can't have two or more "handles" on Corvette Forum. But, having more than one computer isn't that unusual anymore. (Add a new Dell or replace your old PC...we need to get the economy moving again. :D :D )
I would think as a minimum effort to prevent fraud, ebay would not accept bids from the sellers' IP address, just like you can't have two or more "handles" on Corvette Forum. But, having more than one computer isn't that unusual anymore. (Add a new Dell or replace your old PC...we need to get the economy moving again. :D :D )
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Re: Self Explanatory (FXT)
Chuck, when I got my new PC a few months ago, I had two handles here at the CF. One was on dial up, the other on the high speed cable.
If you were using dial up on the old computer, and cable on the new, I could see how that would work because the two computers have different unique identities. Those two computers could be in different states and the CF server wouldn't know the difference.
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From: Somewhere Texas
Re: Self Explanatory (blitz10)
I have one for my 67, new with card and all. I may have to start locking the glove box at these prices.
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Re: Self Explanatory (Bob Demmel)
Welcome to the board and beware Herr Doktor aus El Paso! :D
Bot, der "Bewaren" ist horsefedderen. Ich bin der freund zu ahluh dese fruts und nahtcazes. (Actullee, Eye lif en zer Seelycon Vallee nawuh; bizness ist bettah heah, yah?)