From: no@where.man   
      
   In article <1160662758.403935.96030@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,   
    spaam_this@hotmail.com wrote:   
      
   > Mike wrote:   
   > > Yeah, sure, right, uh huh, whatever.   
   > >   
   > > Look, you're never going to convince me of this silly idea of yours.   
   > > In *any* regular auction - not "Dutch" - the high bidder sets the price.   
   > > That's what bidding is all about.    He who wants it the most - and is   
   > > therefore willing to spend the most - sets the price by bidding the   
   > > largest amount.   
   > >   
   > > It has always been this way.   
   > >   
   > > Let's just agree to disagree, OK?   
   >   
   > You're never going to convince Mike that this is how it works.   
      
   That's because this is not how it works.   
      
   > You can   
   > use logic, you can use examples, you can cut and paste eBay's Help   
   > pages, but he will never accept the "silly" idea that he can bid $1,000   
   > but win for $11 because it's the 2nd-place bidder who determines the   
   > price.   
      
   You can use illogic, you can use contrived examples, but I will never   
   accept your silly idea.   Regardless of whether I bid $11, $1000, or   
   $1,000,000, my bid is higher than the $10 bidder.   I win, therefore I   
   determine the selling price because I have the highest bid.   
      
   > And don't bother to ask him to explain why the winning price is $11   
   > even though he "set the price" at $1,000.   
      
   That's because my bid *is* $11 - until someone bids more than $11!   I   
   set the price at $11 until someone bids more than $11.    If their bid   
   is less than $1000, I set the price because I still have the highest bid.   
      
   > He'll just call you and your ideas "silly" again.   
      
   That's because it *is* silly.   
      
   Mike   
      
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