> well aware of "snipers", but NO bidding activity in
> 8 whole days? It sure
> does make you wonder.
>
> Tanya.
I think some of these things happen because lots of people only
look in on the auctions once a week, instead of constantly, and
then select the option to see the auctions that are ending today
first. Searching for bargains on stuff with several days to go
doesn't make sense to lots of people. If they run across
something they just must have, that is closing in minutes, they
start bidding against whatever proxy is the current high bidder.
Once a bid that is close to the ballpark value of an item has
been bid, it's not unusual to see that price hold there for
days, especially if there is a reserve which has not yet been
met.
There are lots of strategies to bidding on auctions. I've
talked about mine. I bid once per item, after doing my
homework, and set my max bid at the most I am willing to pay.
If I win, OK, if I lose, OK. I've gotten some stuff and I've
missed a lot but I never paid more than my research said I
should pay. I usually bid on things fairly early, but have come
across some last minute, and "Buy it Now" bargains too.
I generally don't win on the last minute bargains because I only
bid once at my max price.
Remember that there are millions of people browsing through eBay
auctions. Though the number of people "gaming" the system is
increasing, the number of new users is increasing also, and
probably at a faster rate of growth. Never attribute to malice
that which can be explained by ignorance.
Have you noticed the large increase in the number of camera
stores selling on eBay? The millions of eBay shoppers are a far
better market than the stores have where they are located (for
the most part) and used equipment gets higher prices on eBay, as
well as not sitting on store shelves gathering dust. Buying and
re-selling on eBay is a growth industry now.
Len
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