No but... Message #2 Posted by Mike on 31 Dec 2002, 7:50 a.m., in response to message #1 by Bill
I know of one buyer, that often writes nasty grams to others when he is outbid. And and for years has been whining about the high prices. He has even gone so far as to question the selling at high prices as dishonest.
Now, it appears he now sells under a different name and is NOW selling at high prices. Technically, I suspect the two accounts are registered under different persons (like a significant other). I see nothing wrong with what he is doing. It's just a little funny (or hypocritical) to challenge others and then do the same thing under a different name.
I'm almost 100% sure that the two accounts are the same person or at least closely related. One account bids but never sells the other sells but almost never buys. I know of only one purchase and a couple of bids.
I have seen one instance where this seller was outbid on one of their rare bids and the bidder account came back within an hour to make another bid. So both are bidding on at least one current auction.
There are four main types of items that this buyer buys and this other seller sells those same items. The categories are very different. And both accounts are from the same geographical area. I suspect if someone checked the user contact information, they'd see the same city. I have not bothered to check as it is of little interest to me. It's just interesting. Many others have mentioned the connection between the two accounts also.
Further, he bids on almost 90% of all HP items. But his name never shows up on any of this other sellers items. Of course, if the two are related, he can't bid on them legally.
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