ORIGINAL: airbusdrvr
Let's see. Man #1 needs some ''under the table'' money. Man #2(a complicit friend) places ad on *Bay. Man #1 and Man #2 bid the price up to a very large amount. Man#1 pays man#2 his *Bay listing bill, man#2 gives man#1 an old balsa kit from the basement and there is roughly $800 now available for other uses. Could I be wrong[sm=49_49.gif]
I don't think I follow. Is there a business deal in this? It seems to me that man #1 is still short $800 less some balsa he acquired. Why all the hassle? It's just as easy to make a hand transfer and it amounts to the same. It's not like there is "under the table" exchange of cash going on.
I think a man #3 is required. In other words, unless a third party is involved who is willing to pay top dollar for some gold balsa, neither man #1 or #2 stand to gain anything from the transaction.
David.