eBay vrs42?

[Eric Smith]

vrs wrote:
> Actually, it technically makes both parties in violation of their user
> agreement with eBay.

Here's the user agreement:
    http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html
Which section or provision are you claiming would be violated?  I don't
see anything applicable, but perhaps I skimmed it too quickly.

> At the very least, that would be ethically marginal
> (since they lied to eBay).

Lied to eBay about *what*?

> I do consider collusion to keep the price down to be slightly unethical,

I don't.  If we knew that Ford was only going to build three Excursions
in 2005, and that you, Joe, Fred and I each wanted one, it wouldn't be
unethical for me to choose not to buy one, even knowing that the
25% drop in demand would reduce the amount of money Ford could expect
to receive per car (theoretically, in an efficient market).  I don't see
how the fact that it's an auction makes any difference.

Eric