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Re: OT: German Enigma machine
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Guy HPTraderOnline <[log in to unmask]>
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Guy HPTraderOnline <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:23:47 -0700
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I thought you just put down your maximum bid, and then let the software take
care of the rest.  If your bid won at a figure lower than you anticipated,
you got a steal.  Otherwise it's all timing.

Guy

----- Original Message -----
From: "david h. floyd" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: German Enigma machine


> that kind of sniping is unfortunate.  it reminds me that we should all
> petition ebay with stan's "ebay idea":
>
> http://www.sieler.com/ebay_idea.html
>
>
> david h. floyd
> tSGi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Wayne Brown
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 3:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: German Enigma machine
>
> Well, it's over.  The Enigma has been snatched up for the bargain price
> of
> $32,100.  (I tried to imagine my wife's reaction if I spent that much on
> eBay,
> but perhaps fortunately, it's unimagineable.  :-)  There was some pretty
> high-powered sniping going on, as the price rose from $21,000 to the
> final
> figure during the last 24 minutes of the auction.  There were 30 bids
> altogether, with 15 of them coming in those last 24 minutes.  (11 of
> them were
> from the same bidder!)  The winning bid was made about two minutes
> before the
> auction ended.  (There were a couple of later bids, including one less
> than a
> minute before the end, but they weren't high enough to beat the winner.)
> Whoever was selling it must be pretty happy right now.
>
> Sheesh, and when I bid $75.00 on a slide rule, I feel like a big
> spender!
>
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