15 May
2005
15 May
'05
11:48 p.m.
Hi,
"vrs" said:
Items I still need, I will usually bid once early in
the auction (in case
anyone wants to honor my "dibs"), then enter a snipe for the actual amount I
am willing to pay. (Others seem to be using the same system.)
The rules are set up so that all the action will be in the last minute.
There's no way a user sitting at a workstation can follow the action in the
last 30 seconds, so skip the stress-out. You can bid early (which tips your
hand), or download the sniping software. I like the sniping software,
because you can enter your bid, then forget about it until the auction is
over.
So the auction becomes, in effect, a sealed bid tender.
(I've bought things from the government that way.)
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!