[78-L] Casals/Bach

[David London]

Wouldn't bidder A get it for $50, since he was only pushed to that, and no
higher?

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com>wrote:

> Not quite. I discovered that, in trying to figure out what a single
> bidder has posted as his high bid, that each time I increase the amount
> I am willing to bid it counts as one of the bids.
> For instance, bidder A decides that that Francis Craig on Bullett
> starting at $3.00 is so rare and in such fine condition he's bid $200.01
> for it. Bidder number 2 says, "HOH! I must have it!" and bids $3.51,
> unaware that bidder A has the high bid. ePay promptly comes back and
> says bidder 2 has been outbid, that he should no be prepared to bid
> $4.01 for the pleasure of listening to Ms. Craig do her thang. Being
> expansive, he bids $5.02. eBay jack's the price up to $5.52. At this
> point bidder 2 says, "Hah! Just what is this fershlugginer bidder A up
> to?" and bids $50.00. eBay calmly says, No deal," and tells him to bid
> more than $50.50. So, we're nowe up to 4 bids and there are only two
> bidders.
> You can see where this is going, no? Yes! Bidder A takes it for $200.01
> because bidder B, disgusted and depressed, has just drawn and quartered
> himself. Quite a trick, that.
> So it could just be two people.
> Mal
>
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