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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Tron on eBay

2010-06-16 by Mike Dickson

Perhaps, but selling to the absurd is really what eBay is predicated upon. After all, was the whole edifice not founded on someone selling a broken laser pointer to someone...who collects broken laser pointers? Okay, so maybe the buyers wasn't 'misinformed' but he clearly has mental health issues at least.

If someone prices something way above 'market value' and it sells, does that then become the new 'market value'? Isn't that the same way they value houses? Nothing has any intrinsic #value' aside from what someone will pay for it. The market is a matter of human will, not some kind of uncontrollable beast we have to tame.

Mike

ClayE wrote:

Pricing way above market value (40% above?) is a shitty way to try to sell things. If he does sell it for that price, he will have taken advantage of a misinformed buyer.

Clay



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