Triumphrat

UJMrider · 04-19-2005

You know, I understand you guys are upset because you perceive that you lost some advantage in ebay auctions, but your position makes no sense.

One of two things is true: Either people looking for these items are already aware of Ebay and are already aware of the auction in question, in which case, posting a message causes no harm, because the people who are likely to bid are already aware of the item in question,

Or, it is not general knowledge, in which case it does a service to the people here at Triumphrat.net to make them aware of an item that they need. After all, how do you know that the other person's "need" isn't greater than yours?

Your position seems to be that we are a fellowship of riders and owners, until a rare part comes up for sale and then it's "every man for himself." Nice :roll:

And by the way, just because someone hasn't bid on an auction doesn't mean that they haven't seen it. Time and again I've seen the bidding shoot up in the last 5-10 minutes of an auction, meaning that people were watching the auction but not bidding until the last minute (it happened to me when I got the backrest/luggage rack last week: The bidding went from $150 to $219 in less than 15 minutes.) So, just because you "think" you lost some advantage in the item in question doesn't mean that you did. It's likely that many people saw the auction and bookmarked it rather than putting in a bid right away.

As for the distinction between those who "need" an item and those who have a "casual interest", I've never known anyone who bought major motorcycle componenents just for the hell of it, but in any case, there's an ironclad way of separating those who "need" an item from those who don't, and it's called the market. Those who "need" an item will bid more than those who have a mere casual interest.

I'll accede to the general opinion here and refrain from posting ebay notifications. But I have to say I'm disappointed in the dog-eat-dog attitude.