Yeah Mike, that's nice.
But more often than not, ebay tells me the item went for $1 over my max.
I don't particularly like the tactic of sniping,
but hey... if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!
Linton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <[email protected]>
To: "tracy latimer" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
Hi Tracy and List,
Yeah, it's a good feeling when you place an early bid and forget about
it. Then a week later you get an email from eBay saying you won the
item for a fraction of your maximum bid. I like it when that happens.
:)
Best regards,
MikeG
On 3/18/10, tracy latimer <[email protected]> wrote:
I vary in my bidding methods, depending on the current bid, how many
people
are bidding, how much I want the item... People snipe so that they have
the
best chance of getting the item for as cheaply as possible. Usually I
bid
my maximum as late as possible; if I can, manually sniping in the last
few
seconds. This puts my bid in late enough so that others can't 'top' it
or
raise it and make me pay more. I may put in an absentee bid early on if
I
know I won't be online when the auction is closing. I don't always win
my
item, but often enough I do, and for less than I was willing to pay,
that it
works for me.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it. ;)
Best!
Tracy Latimer
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