17 Oct
1999
17 Oct
'99
9:51 a.m.
On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
Ahh, the time-honored practice of "sniping". Yes, it works rather
well...some people scream about it, but the fact remains that it's the best way
to get what you want on eBay. People seem to forget that what makes it "fair"
is that it goes both ways. Snipers get sniped as often as non-snipers.
If you're bidding on something that you really want, be prepared to be awake
and in front of your machine when the auction ends. Everyone learns this after
a while.
-Dave McGuire
About a week
ago I put a bid on a Micro PDP-11/23 on ebay. I was top
bidder until the end. Of course the end was when I was asleep (3 AM)
The bidding doesn't start until the end on most items. I prefer not to bid
at all until the end so I don't "show my hand" on higher priced items.
Either bid at the end, and I mean well within the last minute if not the
last 10 seconds or so, or bid the full amount you are willing to pay for
the item.