[geeks] eBay question

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Sep 5, 2007, at 7:53 AM, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>
>> The owner of the item has the right to dispose of his property or
>> not, as he sees fit.  In an auction, he sets the terms, since he is
>> the one paying the auctioneer.
>
> But he's advertising it for sale. He's advertising that you can  
> "win" the
> auction with a specific minimum. If he has a published reserve,  
> then it's
> a misleading advertisement but he does say what the true minimum is.
>
> If it has a hidden reserve he's falsely advertising the minimum bid.
>

Then every auction I have been to over the last 30 years was fraudulent.

Yes, including the one when I was 6.

Feel free to post as many responses as you want, it will not change  
this simple fact:

THIS IS HOW AUCTIONS WORK

--Patrick