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Strange bidding history
Message #1 Posted by Walter B on 12 June 2006, 6:27 p.m.

Look at this: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9736145745

There's only *one* bidder, but the price rises every time this one and only person bids again. Anyone having an explanation for this?

      
Re: Strange bidding history
Message #2 Posted by Chan Tran on 12 June 2006, 6:35 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Walter B

Is it possible that there was a reserve?

      
Re: Strange bidding history
Message #3 Posted by Ron on 13 June 2006, 1:32 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Walter B

Don't know. Pretty nice red dot though.

            
Re: Strange bidding history
Message #4 Posted by Ronald on 13 June 2006, 7:19 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Ron

Hi,

Yeah nice one, but what I do not understand is how the red dot could be lost, it is deep in the calculator, no one will would touch that ever I assume ?

Also the alu name tage stickers are missing I think to make it a 100% complete set.

Ronald

                  
Re: Strange bidding history
Message #5 Posted by Ron on 13 June 2006, 11:35 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Ronald

Doesn't the red dot show only when the calc's turned on? These pictures have it turned off.

            
Re: Strange bidding history
Message #6 Posted by Rudolf Foerste on 13 June 2006, 8:29 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Ron

A Red Dot without a red dot? I`m not shure: Is this an original one or has this HP-35 been assembled from spare parts in a service department somewhere?

      
Re: Strange bidding history
Message #7 Posted by Bruce H. on 13 June 2006, 9:34 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Walter B

Quote:
There's only *one* bidder, but the price rises every time this one and only person bids again. Anyone having an explanation for this?

That's just because the first bidder bid a very high maximum. Every time someone else puts in a bid, eBay's proxy bid system automatically increases the original bid and the same person is still the winner. It looks odd because the bid history doesn't show who made the losing bids.

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