The person who sent the nasty email had a bid on another item finishing today that DH is interested in. He's actually interested in 3 items, and hadn't decided which to go for until that email arrived. He's decided that he's going to bid at the last minute on the one this person's got their bid on, and see if we get another nasty email. If we do then, both will be sent to ebay. If we don't get a response, we'll ignore it.
DH is the main sniper in this household purely because he buys certain silver items (preferably pre 1900). He spends several days researching the hallmarks, the maker's marks, the antiques information and price guide books and the internet. The auctions usually in it's last day before he's finished all that. This is particularly true when he's changed the items he's collecting as he has now. I've persuaded him he's got enough mustard pots and sugar casters. When I bid, sometimes I bid on an item as soon as I see it - I have 2 bids on at the moment. Sometimes I think about it for a few days and do a bit of research, then bid. Other times I "snipe". There are several reasons for doing that, and none of them are to be nasty. They include: (a) I can't make up my mind if I want it or not, and finally decide 'yes' at the last minute. That's what happened the other day when I lost the item by 2p. By putting in such a late bid, there wasn't time to make another one, so the high bidder got it anyway. (b) It's what I'm looking for, but there might be a better one coming up, so I'll wait and see if it does before this one ends. If it doesn't, then I'll put in a last minute bid. (c) I can't understand why no-one's put a bid on it - it's so cute! :-) (d) I can't let it be sold at that low price when I know other people have either paid a lot more or are looking for it. If I know someone's looking for it, I'll offer it to them for what I paid including the postage. If they don't want it I'll keep it. Like the Tonder book that has been sold for as much as 73 pounds (I think, but it might have been dollars), and it was sitting with a high bid of 18 pounds. Couldn't let it go at that, so I got it for 23 pounds plus postage. (e) If someone I know already has the high bid, I won't bid against them. If they lose the high bid, then I'll put my bid in. (f) I've got no idea what it might go for, but I'm only prepared to pay x pounds. If it goes over the amount I'm thinking about, I'll watch to see what it did finally sell for, but I haven't wasted my time putting in a bid that would have been far too low - don't like to see my Bid-Watching page cluttered up with items I didn't win, it would be too depressing. (g) I've already got a bid on something else, and I can only afford this new item if I don't win the first. I frequently get outbid, even putting on my bid late. Sometimes I forget I'm watching something, and miss the end of the auction altogether. But so what? It isn't that important. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
