30 Apr
2001
30 Apr
'01
1:20 a.m.
"Wayne M. Smith" wrote:
"Eric Chomko" wrote:
and have done
I used to be an impluse buyer as well. As a coin collector I learned
to buy only the stuff that I would regret NOT getting, rather than
buying everything that seemed interesting. I streamline all my eBay
purchases to "must haves." Doesn't ALWAYS work but I have
elminated a lot of excess that way.
Eric
"Jeffrey S. Sharp" wrote:
> Quoting Jeff Hellige <jhellige(a)earthlink.net>et>:
> > The current bidding system leaves much to be
desired.
>
> I agree. There is absolutely no incentive to *not*
wait until there
are 30
seconds left to go in an auction.
And that can be a good or bad thing. I've been done that to others. Bad and good, respectively. And
waiting 30 seconds
on a hot item may just make the winner pay more
when
you under bid
their high bid, which is hidden.
Sometimes the good thing is that you are outbid. I
sometimes get a case of instant buyer's remorse, and
then am relieved when some other bidder takes me off
the hook.