His starting bid is his reserve. This is so easy but it is so funny to see
some of you so wound up about it...flame!
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
jon@dakota-truck.net
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 11:27 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 1999 Dakota R/T - HEAVILY MODDED - $8800!!!
"Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote:
: Because a starting bid and a reserve are the same thing. It's a good deal
: at $8,800 to be sure. Who is making a big deal out of it but you Jason?
No, they aren't. Although in this particular case, starting the
auction at $8,800 with no reserve and starting it at $1 with an $8,800
reserve would have the same *net effect*, the terms "starting bid" and
"reserve" are two very different things and have been a part of auction
terminology for hundreds of years before ebay ever sold its first Pez
dispenser.
Rick, you are correct in saying that since this ebay auction has a
starting bid of $8,800 the truck won't sell for less than that (it could
in a "real" auction), but that does not mean that "starting bid" and
"reserve" are the same thing. These are specific terms that refer to
different things; they are not the same.
---Jon-
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