I disagree. My theory is that I will decide what I am willing to pay for an
item, then let esnipe place that bid for me seconds before the end of the
auction. If I placed the bid any earlier, it gives another bidder the time to
decide that they really don't mind spending a little more after all. If the
bid goes above mine before the end anyway, then I can leave the auction knowing
that at least I didn't help push the price up.
If EVERYBODY used esnipe, then the auction would feel like a secret one, with
nothing but sealed bids - everyone makes their best bid first, the highest one
wins it, and no bidding wars.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Rambour
To: Spridgets
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay Sellers--an shill bidding
>It is amazing how many people will bid with over an hour left to go.
>All you accomplish by doing that is to drive the price up. From
And I find it amazing how many people snipe. I see something I
want, I decide what I am willing to pay for it and bid and forget
about it until I get the e-mail that says I won or lost a few days
later. If it is something I really need and can't afford to lose
like a car part made out of unobtanium, I add some insurance dollars
as to how much I am willing to pay and bid. A few days later, its mine.
Of course 4 1/2 years with ebay and only 28 transactions its easy
to see that I am not a big buyer on ebay. Still can't believe I lost
that twin-carb manifold with carbs and linkage for a 1934 Singer 3
years ago though, who in the world needs one of those besides me !
? I deal with mostly obscure stuff and often am the only bidder but
when I bid on popular stuff, I find that I have to add a few dollars
for the snipers who raise the price at the last second.
Mike
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