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Re: Auction Sniper?

To: fprodget@yahoo.com, jkk@adams.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Auction Sniper?
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 06:13:50 EDT
In a message dated 4/6/2001 5:52:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
fprodget@yahoo.com writes:


> In my last year or so of ebay experience, I have
> ALWAYS been outbid in the last seconds when having the
> high bid. It is useless to place an early bid for the
> world to see, someone always tops it. As a result, I
> now track interested items and I place my bid as well
> with about 10 seconds to go (as long as it is not gone
> up to the usually ridiculous amount a lot of things
> sell for on ebay). It is the only way I have won a
> bid. 
> 
> 
> 

I have been outbid in the last few seconds too, several times.  I am also 
guilty of going in at the last minute, like John, and bidding an item I have 
been watching.  I have found that the only answer to the problem is, as at a 
real face to face auction, to set the maximum amount of money you will spend 
for an item, bid that amount, and forget it.  On the engine I just bought, I 
really needed it, I blew the engine in my daily driver, and it was gonna cost 
me a mint to strip the old block, have all the engine work done, replace all 
the parts that need replacing, etc.  I weighed the expense of that against 
the ebay engine (plus the $100-150 shipping) and set a maximum amount and  
bid it. Funny that my original bid held up and no one sniped, so I got the 
engine for a flat bargain if it proves to be what I think it is and what the 
seller represented it as being.  But I had enough of a cushion above that 
amount that if anyone had sniped, it is doubtful they would have outbid me, 
OR they would have paid what I would not have paid.  

--David C.

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