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Patrick

Thanks for your comments about the Chevelle.

It doesn't matter to me if a seller bids up his car or not. I already know what I'm willing to pay and if the seller bids it up above that price the jokes on them. I consider ebay bids as a "floating asking price" always subject to change.

In this case my goal is to sell the car. So, any serious buyer who has/is willing to simply pick up the phone and call me, engage in minimal conversation about the car and is willing to exchange names and Tel numbers can find out my reserve by just asking. There's no reason to play some guessing game about the reserve price of the car. However, I do ask them to agree not to post it on the internet as that would negate any benefits a true auction has. IMO there are some benefits. It's those guys that send you an email that says "how much" I don't even respond to. They're just doing research. I've had 5 emails asking if I'd take in the 30's, 11 from people asking if the car has A/C and one from a guy asking if I'd repaint it red. Some ebayers just don't need to know what my asking price is.

Thanks again
Rick