AH Blues

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Rob, in your example (option 3), the buyer now pays $1,111.10 total, not $1000. All you did was add an extra $100 in bids to option 2. So why if a bidder has $1000 to spend (options 1 & 2) would they not factor in ANY additional charges (buyers premium/shipping/service charges/handling/etc) and why would they place that extra $100 bid? If your answer is cause they did not count on the additional fees, please explain how the auction house is responsible for the buyer not reading the terms and conditions prior to bidding.

I don't mean to speak for Rob (nor could I), but I think his whole argument is based on the premise that there are a lot of dumb dudes in the hobby who bid irrationally and erroneously because they don't understand rules/math; and ironically, the more I read his posts, the more I think this premise might be accurate.