[BC] FM auctions

[Fred Morton]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Cason" <scott at lagrange-com.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: [BC] FM auctions


>>>I bid for a while last year. I'm not playing this year. I watched
> questionable CP's sell for more than what I paid for a built-out combo ten
> years ago.
>
> I see the same thing on Ebay.  People jack the price up on something 
> because
> they MUST have it.  In fact, I don't see why the FCC doesn't just turn 
> over
> this auction process to Ebay.  It makes no sense to me.
>
The reason is because it does make sense, and it's logical.

 EBay's been doing this for a long time now, and has probably gotten most 
(if not all) of the kinks out of its system. The FCC should have gone to 
private industry and just let them (Ebay) handle the bidding. The FCC could 
very easily specify the criteria they need satisfied for a successful 
bidder.

Fred Morton, CSRE
Houston