If the buyer were to choose not to pay he can be taken to court, where he
will have to honor the "bid" agreement or pay all listing fees and
re-listing fees plus any difference, if the van re-sells for less. This is
covered in the "fine print" that governs all transactions on E-Bay.

When you place a "bid" you have entered a binding contract that does hold up
in court, you bid, you buy! I know, since being disabled last year, my wife
has been supporting our family (of 6) by selling stuff on E-Bay.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "dylan friedman" <insyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:34 PM
Subject: worth of late model Vanagons/eBay

After talking to the seller of the 1991 Carat with 62k miles that ended
today on eBay, I am kicking myself.  He was willing to let it go for $5500.
Well, it ended up at $10,200.  If the buyer actually pays, wow, that is a
lot of money for a van.  Sure looked sweet.

dylan