24 Apr
2003
24 Apr
'03
7:03 a.m.
I can't always be around at the end so I use esnipe. It costs a penny
per dollar of the final price on a winning bid, but if I want something
bad enough, it's worth it. I was told by a friend that was cheating.
Why? Because I pay a server to snipe for me? If I get snipe, I don't
really care, I must have not wanted it as bad as they did.
I'm also really getting tired of everyone bad mouthing ebay. I work
50-60 hours a week, every week. I don't have time to hunt through junk
shops and salvage yards for bargains. I can use my time to make more
money and do my collecting on ebay. And let UPS deliver to my office.
I paid $342 for a Daystar Millennium last night because I want one to
finish out my Daystar clone collection. Is it worth $342.00? I don't
know but, I really don't care if it is or not, because I wanted it.
When I sell something, I usually use ebay. I've offered things in
private sales to people on mailing lists and get tired of getting
low-balled on offers. On ebay, it's a worldwide market and there is
always someone who wants almost everything. If I have to have a certain
price for something, I set a reserve. Free enterprise will set the
proper price for any item.
James
Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
Hi
I have no problem with sniping, other than that
I can't always be around at the last minute.
The only time I didn't like being sniped was the
first item I lost to this method. Once I understood
what was going on, I couldn't understand why bidders
would make incremental bids. I usually will post
a lower bid, early on. This way, other savy bidders
will check what I've previously bid on items and
they will either back out or, in those cases that
they just have to have an item, they will out bid
me. I think it tends to even out the play field.
I always look to see what other bidders have been doing.
I wouldn't mind having a combination of open and
sealed bits. I could then snipe without having
to wait till the last minute.
Dwight