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JOHNNYMAXXIMA · 02:30 AM

I'm going to try and decipher his auction here so bare with me.

Yes, it is weird that he only had 2 bidders (it shows 3 bids but one person bid twice). Maybe because of timing. It is just after the Holidays and most people have already spent their money.

He had two prices on the thing and I am just going to take a wild stab in the dark and say his first "starting bid" was $500 and the "Buy it now" price was maybe $1,000 or more (he changed it 4 times) since he says he has over $2,000 into it.

With my experience on ebay, I have noticed that most people won't bid on a high priced item right away, which explains why the first bid wasn't placed until 6 days into the 7 day auction.

As far as the "friend placed the winning bid" thing goes, that is possible, and I always think about this when ever I am bidding on something too. I wouldn't think so in this one though. The seller is in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the buyer is in Orrick, Missouri, almost a thousand miles away from each other.
I have seen in some auctions that the current high bidder is in the same or surrounding city as the seller.

(Ok, so I have too much time on my hands)

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JOHNNYMAXXIMA RC-Monster Dual Brushless! Offline Posts: 950 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Corona, Ca.	01.12.2007, 02:27 AM I'm going to try and decipher his auction here so bare with me. Yes, it is weird that he only had 2 bidders (it shows 3 bids but one person bid twice). Maybe because of timing. It is just after the Holidays and most people have already spent their money. He had two prices on the thing and I am just going to take a wild stab in the dark and say his first "starting bid" was $500 and the "Buy it now" price was maybe $1,000 or more (he changed it 4 times) since he says he has over $2,000 into it. With my experience on ebay, I have noticed that most people won't bid on a high priced item right away, which explains why the first bid wasn't placed until 6 days into the 7 day auction. As far as the "friend placed the winning bid" thing goes, that is possible, and I always think about this when ever I am bidding on something too. I wouldn't think so in this one though. The seller is in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the buyer is in Orrick, Missouri, almost a thousand miles away from each other. I have seen in some auctions that the current high bidder is in the same or surrounding city as the seller. (Ok, so I have too much time on my hands) Last edited by JOHNNYMAXXIMA; 01.12.2007 at 02:30 AM.