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Steve,
Timing and wanting the item are why I don't consider ebay a good judging ground. Just because 2-3 people want the same item doesn't set the norm. That just means a couple of egos are going to war over a certain part. It's just a matter of one or two of these people not wanting the other to have it at any cost. In the end it comes down to the cost to get the item, not the value of it.
Just my opinion.
Rick H.
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Rick,
You are absolutely correct about the eBay egos getting in the way.
We could banter back-and-forth on this forever and it
wouldn't change the fact that it isn't "us" I'm worried
about, it's all the others! Just go to any swap meet
these days ( what's a swap meet?
) and see how
the prices mimic eBay. I've had bonehead sellers tell me
that they saw the same item on eBay recently and it sold
for "X" number of dollars, so that is the price they want
as well. When you try to reason with them, you end up
wanting to poke your own eyes out...
I guess what I am saying is that whether we like it or not,
eBay is setting the prices for the most parts.
Steve