On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:46:27 -0500, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:


Why? Why do people do this crap? Is it just the bux, or is it trying
to build themselves up in their own eyes?

Perhaps he was looking for an excuse to bid up the price--but a more
likely explanation is that he simply made a mistake and couldn't bring
himself to admit it. Feynman said that the highest calling of a scientist
is to prove him/herself wrong--- but very few people live up to it. I
always tell my kids that it's a sign of STRENGTH, not weakness, to admit
to a screw-up, and it sometimes works... hopefully...