[CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread gerald
i have used eSnipe for a couple three years. about 6 months ago, i started to get log on errors for my bids from them. eBay Username or Password Problem eBay reports that the password or username you provided is not valid. It is too late for this bid, but you can fix it before your next bid.

Re: [CGUYS] Comcastic Broadband!

2008-08-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
If we did it wrong we will fix it. I think the NYNEX branch of the company has always been a problem. Management so bad that it is even obvious to a distant observer. Not properly grounding an installation ranks among the most serious of errors, like a doctor leaving tools inside a patient or

Re: [CGUYS] Comcastic Broadband!

2008-08-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
I didn't have a problem and shooed off my installer after he got the outside wiring done because I had a last minute errand that needed running. I got the network hub installed without a hitch by myself. And because you know enough about proper grounding to go back and check their work and

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
no sense talking to a computer. who else does eSniping? I can't answer that, but I do have a questions that I think others on the list may be asking too... Can you tell us why eSniping is even necessary. Doesn't eBay provide all the facilities you need to complete a successful bid? I have

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Try Hammer snipe. What sniping does is make it possible to do a last second bid to a higher amount without sitting there and watching the auction. I use it when I know I might not be available when the auction is coming to a close. There have been quite a few auctions I have lost when a

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
Handy not always necessary but can make the difference between getting what you want at the price level you want and having to sit there and monitor an auction all day long. I still don't get it. eBay already lets you enter a maximum price, but the winning bid is set by the second highest

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Chris Dunford
I still don't get it. eBay already lets you enter a maximum price, but the winning bid is set by the second highest price plus the auction's increment. Because when you enter a bid, anyone can manually outbid you, as long as he has time. The earlier you do it, the more time people have to

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread gerald
tom, i have been to many an auction where bidding fever takes over. if he is willing to pay at least one million dollars(lets be serious), i decide i am willing to pay 1mil,10and 20 and thirty, etc clear up to two million, because did not someone else think the item worth that

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread gerald
i should also point out to you that a very large number of these auctions end at 9 or 10pm..pacific time. i am a very elderly person living in gmt-5. i am long in bed when these auctions end. still jer At 01:57 PM 8/24/2008, you wrote: Handy not always necessary but can make the

Re: [CGUYS] Frankenstein iPod

2008-08-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
My 20GB iPod's hard drive died. Since the Toshiba 40/60/80GB 1.8-inch drives are very close to the same dimensions, could the mobo in the old iPod handle a bigger drive? My 1st gen iPod's 5GB hard drive died 2 weeks ago. So I got a Toshiba 20GB 1.8-inch drive for $20 on eBay and dropped it in.

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Chris Dunford
No eSnipe still doesn't make any sense to me. I think what you're missing is this: snipers would useless if everyone bid their maximum, but a lot of people don't. They just enter a bid that's a little higher than the current bid and come back later if they're outbid. Suppose I've decided that

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Tony B
Of course, this is an absurd way to run an auction. No RL auction would ever take that $51 bid without asking for more. Seems like there should be a simple way to solve the problem via software, such as extending an auction if a bid is received within the last x seconds. On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at