This brings to mind a similar debate that was on the list a while back.
Occasionally some rare and desirable parts come up on Ebay. If they are not
listed just right, they may be overlooked (like the time someone on the list
got a CHEAP limited slip rear end for their roadster - under $100 iirc). On
the other hand, some folks find these gems and notify the list. Because of
Andrew notifying the list, I ended up paying a LOT more on an item than I
would have been able to get it for otherwise. (in fact, I only won the item
by pennies, so if the auction had been 15 seconds longer, I would have lost)
In case you are wondering how I know that the post to the list was the
reason for the spike in price, the counters tell the story. There were only
a few folks that had looked at it before the post - after the post the
number was a couple of hundred.
I was rather angry at having to pay as much as I did because I had turned
Andrew onto a great deal on the same part a year earlier - I just did not
need it at that time. I felt rather betrayed. Instead of firing off an
angry e-mail, I paid my money, got my part, and let the frustration go. It
is all part of Ebay.
With regards to sniping, that is just part of the Ebay game as well. As a
seller, it is kind of neat to watch the last few minutes as there is often a
flurry of bidding. As a buyer, it causes anxiety.
I have won bids by bidding early as well as by bidding at the last minute.
With regards to seeing an item at the last minute, it can happen. I found
two original 1500 service bulletins that announced the model introduction.
They were listed such that only 2 or 3 people found them. In fact, I did
not find the second one until the last minute on the last day. Yes, I bid
and I won. I am very pleased to have them.
Sid
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Murphy" <solex67@hotmail.com>
>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 8:50 PM
>Subject: OT-ebay ettiquet
>
>
> > Recently I bid on a part that I really wanted. Now I have lost auctions
> > before, but this time it really bummed me out. I put what I thought was
>a
> > very high maximum bid for the part and watched the auction closely.
> >
> > For three days I was the high bidder. Sure enough, in the last minute of
>the
> > auction, someone bid one dollar higher than I and "sniped" the auction
>away
> > from me. For some reason it pissed me off and I sent an email to the
>person
> > saying they were a jerk for bidding at the last second for a part.
>Stupid
>of
> > me, but I was mad and I do stupid things sometimes just like we all do.
> >
> > The guy writes back and says he does not have to justify himself to me
>and
> > that he "just happened" to see the auction at the last second, decided
>he
> > wanted the part, and bid high enough to beat my bid by a dollar. He then
> > says I am harrasing him, he's forwarding my email to ebay and for me to
> > never to write to him again.
> >
> > Right.
> >
> > The guy is a liar. No one bids in the last minute after "happening" on
>the
> > part. He's a roadster guy. He checks ebay all the time. The fact that he
>got
> > so angry with me proves he felt he needed to rationalize a poor act. He
> > should have just trashed my email and said to himself "The guy should
>get
> > over it". I did. I still am. I could care less what this guy thinks of
>me.
> >
> > Folks, Ebay sniping is poor behavior. We all want the great parts. I
>pledge
> > to this list that I will bid early and will bid my maximum amount when I
>do.
> > Life is too short to screw people over.
> >
> > No one else need agree to this or even comment on it. Sometimes it's OK
>to
> > do the right thing.
> >
> > Take Care,
> >
> > Andrew Murphy
> > SoCalROC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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1967 SRL311 00076
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