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I used to do my own sniping years ago but now use
a sniping program for two reasons - neither of which have to do with the
guarantee of winning the item. Firstly, I'm too old and too over it to be
bothered setting the clock for 3 a.m. to snipe it myself, and secondly I got
sick of sellers running up my early-placed high bid by some obvious shills (as
in registered two days after the auction started, or have a buying history that
reflected nothing - and I mean nothing - in their interest in the current
item).... not to mention all those IDs that bid on the same auctions week in and
week out and never win anything.
Phil
Phil Edwards Cinema Arts Pty Ltd 26 Vista Avenue Soldiers
Point NSW 2317 AUSTRALIA Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Phone/Fax
(International Dial) 0011 61 2 49847233 Phone/Fax (Domestic Dial) 02
4984 7233 Website: www.cinemarts.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:18
AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOPO/ see! there we
go with the watchers again
Randall,
Think about it for a second:
On eBay, you *have* to use a sniper program if you want to win -- because
other bidders are using them and you don't stand much of a chance if you don't
as well.
On MPB, you don't have to use a sniper program -- because no one else is
using them either! So you can enter your maximum bid at any time (from your
watchlist if you like) and know that it will be processed against others
bids in a timely fashion -- and that as the auction closes if anyone
wants to try and put in a last-minute bid that they need to do it without
"cutting it too close" or their last-second bid won't get in before the
auction closes. So you can actually watch the item you want close and bid
competitively at the end (manually) and have a "real auction" instead of a
behind-the-scenes shootout where the computers, not the people, do
everything in milliseconds and it's all automatic.
Probably some day one or more of the sniper programs will decide to
add MPB support -- I personally think it will be a sad day when that
happens.
-- JR
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
17:09
Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOPO/ see! there we
go with the watchers again
It's obvious that there are many perfectly valid reasons for
'watching' an
auction. Here's one more:
The easiest way to
set up a bid list in the autosnipe program Auction
Sentry is to add each
item to your ebay watch list as you come across them
(one click), and
then later instruct Auction Sentry to batch add all your
ebay watched
items to it's own bid list (2 clicks).
If you bid on many items and
prefer to snipe (that is, prefer to win),
this is the most efficient
technique that I've found.
BTW, one of the significant limitations of
MoPoBid (for me) is that no
sniping software or website supports it (to
my knowledge).
Randy Petersen
<quote who="Vesna
Acevska.">
> There are many items I own which I see listed and
usually watch them to
> see where they end up.
> There might
also be a few of the same item listed so I tend to watch these
> and
see where they both end up.
> Also, there will be times that I see an
item I would be interested in
> purchasing, but might be able to pick
it up for a lesser price from one of
> the regular sellers I use, so
again it's watched until I make a
> decision...
>
>>
Hey Jack
>>
>> I watch all the time and that's exactly
what it is watching... - maybe I
>> already own the piece and would
like to see what it brings, maybe I
>> don't have the cash on hand
now and I'll just keep the final price in
>> mind next time I bid,
maybe I need it to remind myself to snipe later
>> on...maybe I'm
just curious as what the final price will bring...so I
>>
watch...just because you watch an infomercial doesn't mean you'll
buy
>> the knives or hair in a can...its just a form of
entertainment
>> sometimes.
>>
>> -----Original
Message-----
>> From: MoPo List
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jack
>>
Gold
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:54 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>>
Subject: [MOPO] MOPO/ see! there we go with the watchers
again
>>
>>
>> item http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
>>
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3867686347&s>
>
sPageName=STRK:MESE:IT>
>>
&rd=1&item=3867686347&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
>>
>>
"Scarface" daybill with Pacino. Opening bid $14 bucks. Gimme a break.
5
>> watchers. Tell me whats up with the watchers? I still don't
understand
>> it... whats to watch. Like I said I've got a Graven
Images book and a
>> Million Dollar Baby posters so e-mail me and
tell me how to put it on
>> MPB?? Mr.
JRS>>>>>!!!!
>> Thanks I will do that this
afternoon
>>
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