And yes I'll jump in and agree as well. I appreciate seeing these auction notices too. I rarely bid as I find it easier to buy when someone just posts "FOR SALE"s but I do enjoy seeing what I've missed in my EBay browsing. And if I am going to bid I will even think twice about it if I see a fellow CR member bidding (assuming I can tell). In one case Jan Heine and I emailed over some Maxi-Car hubs to see if either was going to bid (I passed - too rich for my blood and I knew Jan could use them more, although I think he passed as yet another CR member was bidding). In any case I enjoy seeing the ads.
Now, as for the notion that this exposes an auction and thus others may out bid you, what about extending this - if I find one of Richard's auctions on my own and then the next thing I know he's posting his auction on CR ? Hey ! I don't need others being told ! So, where do we draw the line ?
John "no money for EBay right now anyway" Price Denver CO
-----Original Message----- From: Bingham, Wayne R. [mailto:WBINGHAM@imf.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:09 PM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: RE: [CR]Is not good to "out" Ebay stuff?
I have to side with Dale and Jay (and others?) on this issue. Outing a item on CR isn't always about attracting more sharks to the frenzy. I appreciate being made aware of some items because I'm curious or possibly just haven't ever seen the item before. I think that applies to others as well. I have very rarely, if ever, jumped on something that was "outed" on CR. I've also chosen not to bid against other known CR members (although I have no hard-and-fast rule on that). More than anything else, this list is about sharing information and learning. Often, interesting discussions have been generated just by an eBay item. I think that, more often than not, that is the real reason items get "outed" in this forum.
But that's just my opinion.
Wayne Bingham
Falls Church, VA