FA: 450 Stearman--opening bid $63k no reserve

"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
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So you're blaming the guy for correctly using a well-defined word
for the community in which he's dealing to differentiate between
two very different things? That's an especially interesting
attitude from a pilot.

Why so extreme? Nothing to do with being a pilot.

The only real difference between a reserve and a high opening bid is that
one is frequently hidden and the other is in the open.

I recently bought my first item on eBay. There was no reserve and
the starting bid was $750. It didn't take me too long to figure
out what that meant and I didn't whine about the use of "reserve"
to mean exactly what it means.

Who's the one "whining" now? I know exactly how eBay works and when I bid
(or choose not to) I do so with a full understanding of the rules and
definitions in place. Unless I really need something (and how much "stuff"
do we *really* need?) I tend to not bid in eBay auctions with a reserve
price but have no problem with those that have a specific starting bid, even
if significant.

But when someone loudly exclaims "No Reserve!," this to me is edging too
close to inferring a no minimim, absolute auction and this just seems a tad
deceptive to me.

Don't know why you seem so bent out of shape on this. It's just my
lighthearted, informal feeling on a rather inconsequencial detail of a small
part in the greater scheme of things.

Peter

"Peter Gottlieb" writes:

But when someone loudly exclaims "No Reserve!," this to me is edging too
close to inferring a no minimim, absolute auction and this just seems a tad
deceptive to me.

Deceptive?! Let's look at the subject.
450 Stearman--opening bid $63k no reserve
How could you get to "no reserve" without getting that the opening
bid is $63k?!

Don't know why you seem so bent out of shape on this.

I think it's beyond dumb that you (and the other poster) would rip
on the guy for posting something completely correct here. What's the
deal?

Why did *you* get "so bent out of shape" about him correctly using
eBay terminology to accurately describe what he's doing?

--kyler

"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
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I think it's beyond dumb that you (and the other poster) would rip
on the guy for posting something completely correct here. What's the
deal?

You haven't seen me "rip" on someone. I was simply making a passing
comment.