[78-L] eBay puzzle

[Sean Miller]

Well, I was trying to locate any listings for 14 inch Fonotipias the other day on Popsike and couldn't find any.  I just picked a nice one up by Sammarco and Garbin in great shape, but not a single one to be found.  I know they sell well, too.

Sean

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On Apr 18, 2013, at 1:02 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Mine's definitely going on. I was originally looking to see if the Peace Arch 
> Concert attracted high bids..surprisingly it doesn't, unless it's so rare that 
> nobody sells it.
> 
> dl
> 
> On 4/18/2013 12:00 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>> "Chee Lai" sold for that much? I have a copy but the album spine is completely gone. Records and cover are in good shape, though.
>> 
>> Cary Ginell
>> 
>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 8:56 AM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Okay. In this case, it's an album that regularly sells for large bucks (Paul
>>> Robeson's CHEE LAI) and other Popsike listings showed starting bids and number
>>> of bids, but I couldn't understand how this one took that giant step with only
>>> one bid.
>>> 
>>> dl
>>> 
>>> On 4/18/2013 11:52 AM, Peter Fraissinet wrote:
>>>> If the reserve price was $550 and the bidder placed a single bid at least that high, the winning bid will be the reserve price regardless of the "starting" price.
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] on behalf of David Lennick [dlennick at sympatico.ca]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:40 AM
>>>> To: 78L
>>>> Subject: [78-L] eBay puzzle
>>>> 
>>>> How can an item have a starting price of $100, have one bid, and sell for $550?
>>>> Am I missing something here? Or would the seller have posted BUY IT NOW at that
>>>> price? This is an item that sold a few months ago so the listing isn't
>>>> available, only the price via Popsike.
>>>> 
>>>> dl
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