Reply by RogerBean

I’ve come to wonder if there is a “shill” involved here… i.e. someone working the system? Pumping the price up artificially. Obviously I have lost all faith in the e-bay marketplace. Any of you who have bid on anything before have certainly encountered the vultures who perch on the last 15 seconds and strike so no one can respond. A time consuming game. Nothing would surprise me.

Roger

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