Excellent post, Dave
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From: Dave Myers whitefalcons...@yahoo.com
Sent: Mar 18, 2010 1:57 AM
To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, Richard Kowalski
damoc...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
Hey Richard
I vary in my bidding methods, depending on the current bid, how many people are
bidding, how much I want the item... People snipe so that they have the best
chance of getting the item for as cheaply as possible. Usually I bid my
maximum as late as possible; if I can, manually sniping in the
Hi Tracy and List,
Yeah, it's a good feeling when you place an early bid and forget about
it. Then a week later you get an email from eBay saying you won the
item for a fraction of your maximum bid. I like it when that happens.
:)
Best regards,
MikeG
On 3/18/10, tracy latimer
Hi Richard,
I think, but I'm not sure, the reason for sniping is because if you
bid early on an item, you are encouraging action. As a buyer, if
you want the item at the lowest price possible, then you don't want a
lot of bidding action going on. One way to accomplish that is to bid
on the item
Hi Richard,
You wrote, It'd be pretty simple. Any bids that occur within one minute of
the closing time of the auction automatically resets the end time by 10
minutes, or 30 minutes
Interestingly, the Astro Auctions website I and others mentioned earlier has
exactly that format.
-Walter
Hi Richard and List, I agree with your solution but not your objection to
sniping within the framework that is eBay.
Ebay has set up a situation where it is the smart thing to do. As you
suggest, if no item will officially end within even just one minute from the
time the last bid was
to just allow the auction to continue until the bidding stops.
--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Wed, 3/17/10, starsinthed...@aol.com starsinthed...@aol.com wrote:
From: starsinthed...@aol.com starsinthed...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
John
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From: John.L.Cabassi [mailto:j...@cabassi.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:15 PM
To: 'starsinthed...@aol.com'; 'meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com'
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
G'Day All
Interesting topic on eBay. Regardless of what
All I know is that people that use sniper programs are getting ripped off
because eBay does the same thing for free.
Shawn Alan
I don't think you get it!
Tom
In a message dated 3/17/2010 7:15:51 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
photoph...@yahoo.com writes:
Hello Listers,
My understanding
Richard,
I always use sniping services for bidding and my reasoning flawed or
otherwise is as follows. There exists a category of bidders that do not bid
their maximum and leave it at that, but like to continuously monitor the
auction for the duration and outbid others when they lose highest bid.
: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
Hi Richard and List, I agree with your solution but not your objection
to
sniping within the framework that is eBay.
Ebay has set up a situation where it is the smart thing to do. As you
suggest, if no item will officially end within even just one
It's just so simple to understand why sniping is likely to get you the best
price...just an obvious thing to do!
Just keep it quiet Tomthe less people that understand sniping the more
bargains for us.. ;-)
Graham
starsinthed...@aol.com wrote:
All I know is that people that use
...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
John.L.Cabassi
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:15 PM
To: starsinthed...@aol.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
G'Day All
Interesting topic on eBay. Regardless of what you say, it's not going to
change and somebody
To: 'Richard Kowalski' damoc...@yahoo.com
Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
Richard,
I always use sniping services for bidding and my reasoning flawed or
otherwise is as follows. There exists a category of bidders that do not
bid
their maximum
Thanks all.
I now have a much better understanding all the way around...
--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
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First you say All I know is that people that use sniper programs are
getting ripped off
because eBay does the same thing for free.
Shawn Alan
Then you saySo the morel to the story is, if you want the item, then
you will do anything to get it. If this means you wait to the last
: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
Richard,
I always use sniping services for bidding and my reasoning flawed or
otherwise is as follows. There exists a category of bidders that do not bid
their maximum and leave it at that, but like to continuously monitor the
auction for the duration
Hey Richard,
My expertise is ART, moderan art Once at a online Auction. I seen a painting,
That I knew was a $5,000.-$7,000. painting. The est. was only $100.-200.
dollars, I knew this painting was placed in the wrong category
at this auction. So, most people did not go into this category
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