[PRCo] Re: THAT'S ALL, FOLKS

[Edward G. Skuchas]

on 8/6/02 5:12 PM, Jim Holland at pghpcc at pacbell.net wrote:

> 
> Good Morning!
> 
>> John F Bromley wrote:
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>> Behold a raving loon.
> 
>> Ed, how about selling copies of the
>> museum's edition?  Looks like a big moneymaker.
> 
> You Must Mean This::::::::::::
> 
> eBay Bid History for
> 1928 Pittsburgh Railways Trolley Travel Book (Item # 2126820595)
> 
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> Currently  $305.00
> First bid   $24.99
> Quantity         1
> # of bids       14
> Time left     Auction has ended.
> Started       Jul-30-02 11:42:53 PDT
> Ends          Aug-06-02 11:42:53 PDT
> Seller (Rating)   advman (1053)
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> Bidding History (Highest bids first)
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> User ID                 Bid Amount             Date of Bid
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> gold_post (78)    $305.00     Aug-06-02 11:37:06 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $305.00     Aug-06-02 11:36:41 PDT
> loponrat (77)     $300.00     Aug-05-02 13:39:41 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $279.00     Aug-06-02 11:36:26 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $259.00     Aug-06-02 11:36:09 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $239.00     Aug-06-02 11:35:53 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $209.00     Aug-06-02 11:35:23 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $179.00     Aug-06-02 11:35:05 PDT
> gold_post (78)    $129.00     Aug-05-02 06:59:58 PDT
> gold_post (78)     $79.00     Aug-03-02 14:21:57 PDT
> gold_post (78)     $59.00     Aug-03-02 14:21:31 PDT
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> James B. Holland
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Asking John and Jim and whomever else can read into the bidding, what are
these bidders really doing?  Why is one person bidding up himself, except as
a shill?  You fellows follow these lists quite a lot.  How do you read this?
Or is it really insanity?

ED