Did you see their opening bid? $12,500!!!!
That's at least four times what a trip to Hawaii would cost. Someone has to
have a lot of excess money to burn to consider bidding.
It also is a poor strategy for eBay. They should have started the bidding at
something a LOT lower in order to get people hooked. If they were concerned
about not getting enough money, they could have set a reserve price.
Albert (not even going to bother placing a bid)
>For those of you who are interested, the ASP is having a bidding event for
a week trip with Dr. Marcy and observing at Keck in Hawai'i. >Details
below:
>The ASP fundraising auction for a luxury trip to the Big Island of Hawaii
to
>hunt planets with Astronomer Geoff Marcy starts now, January 13 9am PST,
and
>runs to January 23 9am PST. To place your bid, go to
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000554792. Item
#3000554792.