It's my impression one important reason for a private listing is to prevent folks from undercutting your price by selling their similar product at a cheaper-than-bid price... Now just who is going to be able to come up with a comparible, similar item?... Just a thought and nod to an exceptional automobile Tom Kubler 6S296 APPTELINC@aol.com wrote: ... Steven emailed me; he just did not do a private auction this time, go figure. M. Click here: eBay Motors: Shelby (item 4596616006 end time Dec-18-05 19:28:13 PST)