Date   : Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:22:09 +0200
From   : John Kortink <kortink@...>
Subject: Re: crazy bids being placed on Beeb auction

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:37:25 -0700 (PDT), Charles Ripperton wrote:

>I don't know how often people check out Beeb auctions on eBay, but
>there is one particular item at the minute that caught my attention..
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item
>8100946255&category=16166
>
>Wow! Sweet system (mint boxed rare model B+ ), and the bidding is
>currently at £287 at the time of typing this!! Two hundred and
>eighty-seven pounds - that's a spicy meatball!  8-)

AFAIC it does't represent 'value' anymore. 'Value plus insanity
factor', more like. There's always just a few that are bidding
these amounts for 8-bit stuff. What about that Domesday system
that went for 770 UKP a few weeks ago.

'Steep ? It's effing vertical !' ;-)


John Kortink