This is not bad advice... > Never bid until the last five seconds of the auction. Any bid prior to > that may only begin an emotional bidding war. Bid in the last five > seconds and bid as much as you're willing to pay. > > Trust me, you'll save a lot of money this way. > > You'll either win it or you won't. If you don't it's because it was > higher then what you were willing to pay.
...and I've used it with profit. But I routinely ignore it. If the thing you want is an odd one, you can just low-bid and forget about it. I've received many Mac parts that way, as well as a lovely edition of one of my favorite novels (F. Marion Crawford's "A Tale of a Lonely Parish," VG+ condition) for almost no money. It depends on how bad you want something. If you would "merely like to have it," but don't want to spend much money, or spend a lot of time trying to time a bid, just bid early and low: if you get it, good; if you don't, no harm - you've just saved some money! t -- Signwave Finder Mail 0.5a - http://www.signwave.co.uk/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
