eBay rarely seems to rarely reflect reality - it is a statistician's worst nightmare because it is the very definition of "skewed data". Something like this would never grow to such a price at Stanton's or some other *real* auction (eBay is a venue...) Originally designed as a PEZ machine marketplace, who would have ever figured you would see something like that $12,000-plus Amet that popped up a few years ago and a seller had ZERO clue what he even was selling. It seems like what often happens after things like this is that everybody and his brother lists theirs on eBay to cash in on someone else's good fortune and then by the 3rd or 4th one, the price shrinks back to something more fathomable as touching some sense of realism. Then it goes cold for a year or two and happens again. Didn't this occur fairly recently with some late Edison DDs or BAs? And now the prices have cooled back down (and half the people wish they would have kept them after it is all said and done anyway). I agree - it is exciting to watch (particularly if it is me that is the seller). W -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of pjfraser at alamedanet.net Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:15 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: Re: [Phono-L] Am I missing something here and that's actually extremely true - i didn't mean to besmirch his rep in any way. fake/phony is all relative. in my opinion, this auction doesn't reflect reality, but i always get like this when common stuff goes way high. And Aaron isn't around to chastise me on it anymore. marioaf at optusnet.com.au wrote: > Hmmm.... Don't know about the fake auction part... Volvic is a very > reputable seller. > > Cheers, > Mario > > > >> pjfraser at alamedanet.net wrote: >> >> why, shilling someone else's fake auctions, of course! >> >> Rich wrote: >> > My further thoughts on this are - Where are these 2 guys when I am >> selling >> > something? >> > >> > Rich >> > >> > >> > On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:38:50 -0500, Dan K wrote: >> > >> >>Now @ $2,550 >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > Phono-L at oldcrank.org >> > >> > Phono-L Archive >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> > >> > Support Phono-L >> > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> Phono-L at oldcrank.org >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L at oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L at oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.2/559 - Release Date: 11/30/2006