Let the bidding frenzy begin......

[doug.goodman]

Some of you guys are a bunch of cry-babies.

They only thing wrong with "outing" an auction is that it costs those of us who ultimately win the "outed" auction money.

Bummer for us, but that's part of the fun of the collecting game. Maybe I'll get a steal, maybe I won't. Oh no! somebody outed it, and now I have to pay more, boo-hoo-hoo.

Next time I sell stuff, I guarantee I will do my best to "out" my auctions, and I hope some of you will do the same.

Laughing at the absurdity of this "debate",
Doug

[ullmandds]

C'mon guys..this is merely a somewhat spirited discussion here?! More interesting than someone posting "Is this beat to shit T206 card a proof or printers scrap?" or someone letting the community know a red old mill back is fake...no duh!

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Some of you guys are a bunch of cry-babies.

They only thing wrong with "outing" an auction is that it costs those of us who ultimately win the "outed" auction money.

Bummer for us, but that's part of the fun of the collecting game. Maybe I'll get a steal, maybe I won't. Oh no! somebody outed it, and now I have to pay more, boo-hoo-hoo.

Next time I sell stuff, I guarantee I will do my best to "out" my auctions, and I hope some of you will do the same.

Laughing at the absurdity of this "debate",
Doug

My Hero!

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

My Hero!

On second thought, I think that the following rules should be implemented effective immediately :

#1 - It shall be against the rules to "out" any auction, by anyone, including the seller.

#2 - All auctions shall be run by me before they are posted on ebay or any other company site, or published in any catalog, so that I can see what they are, and if I want to buy the item, please refer to rule #1

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

On second thought, I think that the following rules should be implemented effective immediately :

#1 - It shall be against the rules to "out" any auction, by anyone, including the seller.

#2 - All auctions shall be run by me before they are posted on ebay or any other company site, or published in any catalog, so that I can see what they are, and if I want to buy the item, please refer to rule #1

Ahhh, ego reinforcement. Love it . I actually have a list I'd like to run by you, but it violates rule #1.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

Ahhh, ego reinforcement. Love it . I actually have a list I'd like to run by you, but it violates rule #1.

Drats! Foiled!

Revision of rule #2 :

#2 - All POTENTIAL auctions shall be run by me before they are posted on ebay or any other company site, or published in any catalog, so that I can see what they are, and if I want to buy the item, please refer to rule #1

That's better.

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Drats! Foiled!

Revision of rule #2 :

#2 - All POTENTIAL auctions shall be run by me before they are posted on ebay or any other company site, or published in any catalog, so that I can see what they are, and if I want to buy the item, please refer to rule #1

That's better.

Doug,

You're still my Hero .

[Bigdaddy]

'Outing' an auction is somehow considered bad?? So letting a card sell for less than the market value is good? Is that good for the seller?? Is that good for the community as a whole - artifically holding down realized prices so that one person can get a 'good deal'?

We're mostly free-market supporters here, right? Why would the community want to suppress demand for anything?

I don't get it, unless I'm only out for ol' #1 and you have 'outed' the auction that I was planning to get a steal on.