Jens Bladt wrote: > William wrote: >> Two bidders gone into hysteria.
> That happens quite often. I quite often find my self being the one setting > the final price - and the item being sold for just a little above my final > bid. > That is when I choose to back off, rather than go into a hysterical bidding > competition. > Sniping is much better. When I really want the item, I often get it. Bidding > double within the last 20 seconds usually does it. > If more bidders do just that simultaneously, the auction goes nuts > > > Jens Bladt That's why I never mention the technique to anyone else... I don't particularly like the term "sniping" because of the connotation baggage it carries. I choose to call it an intelligent bidding technique. As with you, if I decide I really want an item, I rarely lose it. keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
