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A fella might die the slow death of too many PM's...
Might go like this:
Seller: I've got this rare thing that I know would be great for your collection that I would like to sell for as much as...

You could ask for an insane amount and say...or best offer. If the classifieds would allow that.

I don't think it makes much sense to replace an auction with an auction. It seems easier to let the market determine what something is worth. And to not take any of it personally.

Sniping programs might be different but the one I use doesn't show my bid until the last couple of seconds. It will only show up on EBAY as the winning bid, not what I actually set as my limit. For...

Ok here is the thing: you will never know whether you missed it by a buck or by 300 bucks. A sniping program can be defeated manually.

I've used a sniping program. I like the concept. I put in a bid as high as I feel like I want to go and forget it. Won some, lost some. I'd rather do that than get caught up in the hysteria. And...

I am getting the feeling that you don't like sniping programs?

sniping happens in the last few seconds of an auction at the same time monkeys are frantically banging on their keys...how can anyone not like that?

I could see the buyers trying to avoid sniping...but why sellers?

Anybody have a 12" NOS Escher that they would like to trade for a couple of grandchildren?

Harold, get back over here, so we can prove that derailing a thread, can be saving a thread.

Well Tom, it might be difficult to ascertain whether someone likes/needs something they possess more than I do.
I'm going to try it though: PM to Dude...Dude, I'm not going to mince words here...

Sure, seems ok to me. What can it hurt? If nothing comes of it, you may have just made the guys day by coveting his goods.
I do think of a fun post I made once of some museum grade razors that I...

Funnin' ya...
The Iwasaki knife dude dropped in and dropped out. That was a beautiful example of the art. I am all in on the refined metallurgy of the Japanese Western combined with flamboyant...

So that's how you snatched that red scaled Iwasaki!

If the seller says, 'I wish this stuff could have gone to a member of SRP,' he could be saying one of two things:
1. I wish I could have made the same amount of money selling to a member of SRP, or...

This is a curious thread.
To offer another view: If a member decides to sell his collection or pieces from it, I am guessing he requires the money from the sale. Otherwise, it becomes part of an...