E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end
Re: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
EBay's goal is to make money. Their stockholders expect them to be running a business and making money. To this end, it's in eBay's interest that: 1.Buyers generally believe that they are paying less than market value and... 2.Sellers generally believe they are receiving better than market value, and... 3.Players believe they are winning and the other(s) are loosing, and therefore... 4.Players get wrapped up in the fun of the game. Therefore, foolishness on the part of bidders is to their advantage. Sniping removes the foolishness. What do YOU think? Regards, Bob... From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end
Re: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end This is already offered by at least one site! John -- Original Message --- From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:57:00 -0500 Subject: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time) H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end --- End of Original Message ---
RE: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
I thought about this for a while... Even though there are a lot of sites/programs that will do this for you, (I use one for all my bidding) I think this would take a lot of the fun out of eBay for the newbies. Right now the newcomer is blissfully ignorant of such things and has fun and gains needed experience learning the ropes. He may not win much, or pay too much for what he does win, but that's how you learn. I win a lot more auctions now, for far less money. But it's no longer fun, just routine, ALMOST like work. ;-) The fun now comes from the items I win, not from the auction itself. Knowing exactly how eBay auctions work is a sure way to make them a very boring way to buy stuff. The only exception to this is keeping a very close eye on newly listed BIN items, this is fun, challenging and sometimes very lucrative. I've even gone so far as to send a bit more to 2 sellers who listed BIN items WAY too low! One of them even e-mails me once in a while for advice on how to determine what price to list at. Nice feeling. And again, as far as sniping in general goes, if you have a decent rating, like 200 or more, bidding early just tips off the newbies that the item is worth bucks. They figure if an expeienced eBayer will bid a good price for it, it MUST be worth the big bucks! I'm really not greedy, but I'm not out to cost myself money and/or auctions either. Don -Original Message- From: Caveman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 1:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time) H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end
RE: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
It would make it easier to snipe. :) I never bid until the last moment. Tom C. From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time) Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:57:00 -0500 H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end
Re: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
picking a would be equivalent to stating that someone has more money than brains. best, mishka On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:57:00 -0500, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end
Re: E-bay sniping (was Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time)
All is true except the that sniping removes the foolishness. Bob Blakely wrote: EBay's goal is to make money. Their stockholders expect them to be running a business and making money. To this end, it's in eBay's interest that: 1.Buyers generally believe that they are paying less than market value and... 2.Sellers generally believe they are receiving better than market value, and... 3.Players believe they are winning and the other(s) are loosing, and therefore... 4.Players get wrapped up in the fun of the game. Therefore, foolishness on the part of bidders is to their advantage. Sniping removes the foolishness. What do YOU think? Regards, Bob... From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] H just a question, what do you guys think that would happen if e-bay were offering sniping services themselves ? i.e. at the moment you want to place a bid, you get a menu asking: a) place the bid now so that everybody can see it b) place the bid now but do not show it to anyone and activate it at the auction's end -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
