In a message dated 1/25/02 6:54:45 AM Central Standard Time, flmv@flmv.net
writes:
<< do you make your living this way?
i do, and i find auctions much better for winning parts for you collectors.
have lost a $5588.88 sealed bid by $0.04 cents. at auction i would have owned
it.
have lost a 188.88 lot by $3.00. at auction i would have owned it.
have bought $27,500.00 worth of gambles on one sale and not got a single lot
that i knew i could turn right away to recoup my money.
again, from a business point of view auctions rule!!!!
sealed bids suck. >>
No I do not make my living off surplus.
I like sealed bid auctions because I have a chance at winning an item. I have
participated in internet auctions through GL and it was a joke. Leave the
auction open for 15 minutes until the last bid is accecpted. I spent an hour
bidding for things that were nowhere near the value of what was being bid for
them.
If I wanted to spend $3000+ for a M35 I would toss in a few more bucks and go
see Mr. Joe Young. But I cannot afford that price.
If I lose an auction for .02 or $200, it's all the same. I lost because I
didn't bid enough. I move on.
Everyone loses something in life. Some more than others.
FYI, I got my M35 for $675.00.....I am happy with that.
Gene Rivers
72 AM/Gen M35A2 6x6 "Deuce and a Half"
2 1/2 ton Troop/Cargo Truck, Hard Top Cab, Troop Seats,
478ci Multi-Fuel Tubo Diesel, 10,000# PTO Winch, Air Shift Front Axle.
"Got Mud?"
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