"CAndersen (Kimba)" wrote in message
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"Brenda Ann" wrote:

I submit that nobody on ebay pays too much for anything. They pay
what they
are willing to pay, and not a penny more.

Exactly the way I see it. And remember, the final price is basically
determined by the person who wants the item _not_quite_as_much_ as
the
person who won it.

I don't understand why some people like to complain about what other
people bid on ebay. My favorite ebay stories are the items I get for
much
less than what I bid for them.



I understand these points of view--an item is ultimately "worth" what
a buyer is willing to pay--but I don't entirely agree in every
situation. The fact that somewhat is "willing" to pay a given amount
does not necessarily mean that they didn't "overpay" as well from an
objective standpoint. That's why I think the situations fall into two
camps: (1) those where a buyer appears to bid high for a particular
item because it has some value to that particular person over and
above some other buyer (and likely where the item has become something
of a rarity); and (2) those where the buyer is simply pretty dumb and
has in fact overbid for something that's availably for less elsewhere.
While I'm not into *complaining* about the people in the latter
category, I can see why others like to at least comment on them.