Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The bid history is fascinating. Until 3 days ago it was just over $500. The >winning bidder then placed a bid that upped the ante by a factor of 10, but which >MIGHT have been the result of just an extra "5" keystroke at the end of an >intended slight increase. Given that knowledgeable experts have pronounced this >one of the rarest of all critters, it's possible that the other bidders just >didn't know what they were looking at. But I sort of hope the winner didn't just >enter a bid without studying it carefully, only to get the surprise of his life >when he gets the congratulatory email. > >The actions and comments of the runner up are interesting too. Note that he had >a bid withdrawal at what looks like $4999 claiming a typo, but then came back >with a bid of $5500. Curious. > >Cheers, >Kip > > Hesitation.... hesitation ...... then commitment. Hopefully now fulfilment and not regret. Dan K.