26 Oct
1998
26 Oct
'98
9:06 p.m.
It's just as bad in live auctions too. I used to go to auto auctions and as the
item/car
was closing someone would bid $5 over mine and get the car I waited around to bid on for
two or three hours. That's life I guess.
Bill Richman wrote:
Yeah, but it's *such* a pisser when the sniping
twit gets it for your
maximum plus 50 cents!! Like you'd say "Golly - I *really* want that
Altair that's autographed by the original designers, and I'll pay $5,550
for it, but not $5,550.50!" I know I'm *way* too good at convincing
myself that my original bid was too low... And then there's always the
"Oh yeah??? Well screw _you_ buddy - take THI$$$$$!" mindset that has
led me to establish new records for ridiculous prices on eBay... (But I
_did_ get the item, dammit!! ;-)
On Mon, 26 Oct 98 13:23:26 -0500, david_a._vandenbroucke(a)hud.gov wrote:
<snip>
On the whole, I find it liberating to just bid my
maximum and let the
chips fall where they may.
Dav Vandenbroucke
Economist
U.S. Dept. HUD
david_a._vandenbroucke(a)hud.gov
-Bill Richman (bill_r(a)inetnebr.com)
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