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Posted By: <b>mike</b><p>why does he have the opening bid and the buy it now price the exact same price?<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-Topps-150-Mickey-Mantle-GAI-8_W0QQitemZ180110823167QQihZ008QQcategoryZ55922QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-Topps-150-Mickey-Mantle-GAI-8_W0QQitemZ180110823167QQihZ008QQcategoryZ55922QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a>

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>It was 20 cent listing day for AUCTION STYLE listings.<br /><br />So this seller creatively put a fixed price on the listing, while still keeping it auction style - and probably payed the cheap listing fee of 20cents.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>And if someone bids instead of buys it now, then he has a buyer and an auction going.