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Chuck RAnd I would add that if a seller is knowledgeable enough to know what a good price is and is willing to entertain straight purchase offers, he should do everyone a favor and put a Buy it Now on the auction. I understand that this entails paying eBay fees (as opposed to bypassing them on a side offer). But in spite of how everyone feels about eBay, do we really want to go back to the pre-eBay days when we were mainly at the mercy of the big name dealers? Now everyone can be a dealer (without the brick and mortar overhead) and I think there is a price to pay for that.