> I think the lure/excitement of auctions is landing that "winning" bid
> on something tons of other folks were bidding on rather than actually
> getting a decent price or "deal" on anything

IKWYM, but you'd think common sense would kick in when the price
for a PC, and let's not forget it's an old crummy 2nd-hand PC, is getting
2x or 3x or even 4x what you'd pay for it elsewhere. And probably be
able to haggle for too. => auction - price goes up, private sale - price
goes down, hmmm. Even retailers might do you a deal for cash on a
big ticket item

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