Re: [Chrysler300] G convertible stored 37 years

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Del;
You don't understand the bidding process. When you bid, say 5K above 
the current bid, it will actually show only the next increment of bid. 
When someone else bids against you, unless they outbid the whole 5K, it 
will automatically raise your bid for you and outbid them. They have to 
bid again, and again, until they get past what you have "In reserve". 
This again, and again bidding is what you're seeing.

"luvemegabloks" 1st bid was  $37,000.00
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@ Jan-04-06 14:26:23 PST, but "decocarguy"
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  had bid  $46,001.01
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Jan-04-06 09:19:52 PST, about 5 hours earlier.

  "cadreammach" didn't jump his bids for "no impetus" at all. He was 
bidding against a higher bid, already made earlier. He started bidding 
at Jan 04 17:22:35. Note that "damian" had made a bid of $50K at 
17:19:48, 3 minutes before "cadreammach" started bidding. Look at the 
times of the bids, the list is in amount order, so oft times a higher 
bid was made minutes,  hours or even days earlier.

Not to say that "Ring Men" aren't bidding sometimes for a friend (or 
themselves) but if you look at any Bid History where there is a lot of 
bidding you'll see bid after bid from the same person, trying to get 
past a "you've just been outbid" notice, just look at the higher bids 
for the earlier bid time.

And the bottom line is that no matter what any of us think (and we'll 
each peg a different price) anything is worth what someone will pay. He 
pays that high price because someone is willing to pay slightly less. I 
go to auctions every week and buy stuff for our own use and to sell on 
eBay. I have my limit on what I'll pay for something and I'll get it 
sometimes for much less if no one wants it or lose it if someone wants 
it more than I do.

Regards to all, Ray


On Jan 4, 2006, at 10:15 PM, Del Kerney wrote:

> I still find it very strange that bidder "luvmegabloks" has made 7 
> bids within a 2 minute time frame raising the bid from $37K to $47.5K 
> with no other bids in that time frame to spur on such activity.? Same 
> for "cadreammach" taking it from $48K to $50,100 in 45 seconds with no 
> impetus to raise the bid.? I venture to guess that if either of these 
> bidders or "jchackett833" or "okxman" turns out to be the high bidder 
> when auction ends that the car will be up for sale again due to a 
> "deadbeat bidder" with
>  insufficient funds.? As much as I want to see sale prices of the G's 
> escalate since I own one, I find this method of bidding a car up that 
> rapidly without other buyers making a counter offer to the 
> aforementioned bids causing them to raise their bids again rather 
> strange, and I know if they're using Ebay automatic bidding that 
> wouldn't happen.?
>  Checking feedback for the first 2 bidders I mentioned shows that the 
> max one has spent on any item is $170.00 and the other $899.00.? Just 
> something ver-r-r-r-r-y
>  fishy about the way this auction is going. "decocarguy" retracted his 
> bid of $46K because he couldn't contact the seller and 
> "brandauclassics" dropped out when it got to $36K, more than a 
> sensible bidder would pay for it.? I'm also skeptical of the stated 
> mileage and the fact that it sat in an enclosed garage for 37 years 
> and the interior is in the condition it's in.? Mine sat in the garage 
> for 15 years ( 1985-2000 ) uncovered with no garage door on the garage 
> and facing the setting sun every day for those 15 years and the 
> interior is 20 times better than this car. Take a real good look at 
> the pictures and ask yourself "Would I pay that much for this car" 
> even though it is a convertible ?? I don't think so unless you have 
> unlimited disposable income. Time will tell.
>
>  Del Kerney
>
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