Originally Posted by Phatman
I think that he might just want to unload it a 525 bucks, and if no one wants to pay 525 bucks, then he'll keep it. sounds reasonable to me. either that, or his wife/parents/sig. other said, "you have too many bikes, you gotta sell one" so he said, "I'll try", and did what he did
then why bother with the 524.99 initial bid?
he could have listed it with a fixed "buy it now" price only.
or as a 99 cent intial bid with a $525 reserve?