26 Oct
1998
26 Oct
'98
6:16 a.m.
1. Bid more than anybody else through proxy bidding.
This way when
somebody else bids, the system will bid you up (to your max) automatically
when someone else bids. If you want it bad enough, you can get it, but
it may cost you.
Jep, but to be shure, it has to be high, real high :(
2. Learn the fine art of sniping. I live with a
longtime e-bay user (my wife)
who has the distinction of a 0 second snipe - it came in and was recognised
some fraction of a second before the auction closed. She did it manually
too. :) There IS sniping software, apparently, too.
Just a NO. Maybe I'm stupid and old fashionated,
but sniping is just not possible.
3. My wife assures me that EVERYTHING comes around
again, btw. Especially
computers. She suggests patience.
Jep, but this lot was real neat.
(And the next will be the one with the SC/MPs .. sigh).
I don't know if this will be around again, so nicly bundled
4. Finally, to avoid heartache from being sniped,
don't assume you have
a thing until you get the notification you won. Until you get that,
the thing isn't yours.
Sag but true.
Ciao
hans
--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
26 Oct
26 Oct
6:51 a.m.
On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Hans Franke wrote:
As high as $12,000? Only to have someone bid $12,100?
I stopped using eBay simply for this reason. The format makes it
impossible to carry on a fair bid process and weed out the weenies.
If you look hard enough, you can ALWAYS find something around you,
cheaper, and it won't cost you shipping. This is of course more true for
some people than others (like a poor slob in Alaska trying to collect
computers) but I've learned this lesson many times. Everything I've ever
bought off eBay has turned up locally for a fraction of the price.
Sometimes only a week later.
An alternate to eBay is needed.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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1. Bid more
than anybody else through proxy bidding. This way when
somebody else bids, the system will bid you up (to your max) automatically
when someone else bids. If you want it bad enough, you can get it, but
it may cost you.
Jep, but to be shure, it has to be high, real high :( 2. Learn the
fine art of sniping. I live with a longtime e-bay user (my wife)
who has the distinction of a 0 second snipe - it came in and was recognised
some fraction of a second before the auction closed. She did it manually
too. :) There IS sniping software, apparently, too.
Just a NO. Maybe I'm stupid and old fashionated,
but sniping is just not possible. 3. My wife
assures me that EVERYTHING comes around again, btw. Especially
computers. She suggests patience.
Jep, but this lot was real neat.
(And the next will be the one with the SC/MPs .. sigh).
I don't know if this will be around again, so nicly bundled 
7:54 a.m.
Sam, I'll apologize ahead of time for the bluntness but not for the
opinion as I feel it has to be said.
On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
> I joined the list some time ago because it was a
means to get information
> about some of the old computers I have collected, hardware and software
> wise. This list no longer serves that purpose.
With that I think its time to post the FAQ again...
P.S. I have decided to take on the responsibility for
maintaining the FAQ.
And what is the point of this "Comrade" Sam? We can post generally
useless trophy lists (thankfully rare lately) and brag but we should not
discuss the ins and outs of acquiring computers via Ebay? It isn't like
we are discussing beanie babies here or the other 97% of Ebay auctions.
If you look hard enough, you can ALWAYS find something
around you,
cheaper, and it won't cost you shipping. This is of course more true for
some people than others (like a poor slob in Alaska trying to collect
computers) but I've learned this lesson many times. Everything I've ever
bought off eBay has turned up locally for a fraction of the price.
Sometimes only a week later.
Well at least you can admit that there are varying degrees of difficulty
depending on location. I don't think you guys on the West Coast have an
appreciation of how helpful that spot is.
There was a recent discussion on the list of being dropped on a desert
island and establishing civilization. I say we parachute Sam in his
underpants with a knife and a compass into some podunk in the Midwest,
and see how fast he comes up with a Vintage Computer Festival, even the
size of the first, from scratch.
I say that Ebay with some limiting parameters is on topic. I'd hate to
think that some people with arbitrary advantages could cut off debate on
any subject their advantage makes moot. I also don't remember the FAQ
specifying the discussion of nothing but solder and lead fumes and
nothing more advanced than a transistor. This is a more general purpose
list than that. The topic will die down nicely of its own accord when
everybody has had their say. Those truly offended can simply unsubscribe
for a couple of weeks and then resubscribe. I make the suggestion because
I have done it myself.
-- Stephen Dauphin
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