On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com wrote:
I personally don't understand "sniping"
at all - it isn't necessary.
Set your maximum bid what you're willing to pay. If someone else outbids
you, you didn't "lose" - "losing" is when you pay more than
you're willing,
not when someone outbids you!
I dunno, man. For me, a "win" on eBay is quite simply this: I got something
that I would have a hard time getting otherwise, or paid less than I would
ordinarily have to pay.
"What I'm willing to pay" isn't always a set amount. If, at the
beginning of
an auction, I decide "I'm not going to pay more than ten bucks for this!",
then
if I allow myself to be outbid by a buck or two, I didn't really want said item
anyway, right? It's very much a matter of "should I let this go, there'll
be
another one" and "can/should I wait for another one to come up".
-Dave McGuire