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					Originally Posted by swarmee  You know what, I had a different theory about the Best Offer on the auction.  Maybe you're supposed to propose a higher price than the minimum bid in order to get the seller to end the auction before a bid is placed.  Could be a way for eBay to force transactions to stay on eBay rather than off-eBay.
 So you list a $1200 card for $99 and Best Offer.  Someone offers $900 before a bid comes in.  Now if you end the listing, eBay can charge the seller $90 since there was a valid offer on the card.
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 John,
    Interesting. A little devious, but interesting.