True... Joke noticed :) - and I think it happens. There's been times that
I've bid significantly higher than I wanted to pay because I really wanted
an item, and I still get outbid. When that happens I don't bid again.
Tom C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Winning on eBay
> To get a price that's unreasonably high it would seem to me that at least
> two bidders would have to have to big an ego to quit. :)
>
> At 05:15 PM 7/7/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >I've seen this happen too, but the advantage of doing it this way is that
> >the bidding war ***may not*** (I did not say will not) continue over a
> >several day period therefore needlessly driving the price unreasonably
high
> >because some bidder has too big of an ego to lose.
> >
> >It also ***may*** help prevent "fake bids" from the seller or his
friends.
> >There is no reason for other potential bidders to bid up if no one has
bid
> >yet or no one has outbid them.
> >
> >Of course other bidders can bid round the clock whether you wait to bid
or
> >not. But at least ***you*** won't be participating in driving the price
up
> >needlessly. In the last few seconds your bid at the highest you're
willing
> >to pay. If you win, you win.
> >
> >At least that's my opinion.
> >
> >Tom C.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 3:50 PM
> >Subject: Winning on eBay
> >
> >
> > > Bob S wrote:
> > >
> > > > Be patient.
> > > > Find something that is poorly described.
> > > > Mark the item and check it's progress on the last day of auction.
> > > > Don't place a bid until the last 30 seconds.
> > > > Sacrifice a small goat to the gods of the Internet.
> > >
> > >
> > > Good advice, but I recently followed the progress of a rare screwmount
> >item,
> > > not intending to buy. For seven days, nothing at all. No bids. Then,
five
> > > bids in the last 58 seconds of the auction! The price jumped and the
item
> > > sold.
> > >
> > > Er, sorry, the item was "won." By the guy with the most money. <g>
> > >
> > > --Mike
> > >
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