Best, worst auction deals. (was Re: eBay vrs42?)

[William Donzelli]

> That's called a reverse auction.  You start high and work backwards until
> you hit a sweet spot, at which point you reverse gears and start going
> forward.  It of course relies on the auctioneer not starting at a
> ridiculously high number.

I think this is how some Scandanavians do things at live auction. I think
it is a scary way of doing things.
 
The scray thing is that if you have the ball, it is very effective for the
seller.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org