Right on Tom !!
That's the way it works, Dirk has done no evil in this transaction. Bless
him for telling us of the possible opportunity to get the lens.
Catmaster
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tmoynihan@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Zuiko 24mm on ebay #item #197564741
> I'm not sure Dirk's actions qualify as a "lark". From what I understand
of
> eBay, if Dirk is the high bidder, he is obligated to complete the
> transaction. If Dirk is not the high bidder, he has no obligation to
stand
> in if the high bidder does not carry through. He was just an "also ran"
at
> that point. If he and the seller wish to negotiate a price, or seller
offers
> it to Number 2, and he accepts, then that is fine, but it is not strictly
an
> eBay transaction at that point, just an accommodation worked out between a
> buyer and a seller.
>
> Giving Dirk the benefit of the doubt, which I think he deserves, I read
his
> post as meaning that, had he been the high bidder, he would have carried
> through, and gone deeper in debt (ouch!), since he was cash-short. Since
he
> was the second-place bidder, he had no obligation to purchase the item,
and
> decided it would be too much fun to incur more debt. But he was
considerate
> enough to ask if any of us felt the price was attractive enought to get it
> ourselves. Anyway, that's how I interpret the eBay rules. Other
opinions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Moynihan
> Dallas, TX
>
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