[pure-silver] Re: buying photo stuff on ebay
- From: Ray Rogers <earthsoda@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 11:58:55 -0700 (PDT)
Bill,
I hear you!
One thing, however, I forgot to complain about,
(and I dont want to step on toes!) but I hate
commercial/professional ad "auctions" being mixed in
with personal, one time "just you and me" auctions.
I REALLY hate it when one seller places 10 or 20
seperate ads for the same item which he has multiple
copies of, so that when you search, your search
results come up with just or mostly, that one sellers
items.
I dont think I can express myself well enough here,
but if you know what I mean, you know what I feel.
I am interested to learn of other auctions that are
available....
Ray
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--- Bill Stephenson <photographica@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ray -
>
> Ever since I became aware of eBay, I've wished that
> they'd to to what
> you describe as the "Japanese system". Let's have a
> REAL auction -
> one that doesn't end until no one will raise the
> bid. I'm a regular
> brick-and-mortar auction-goer, and I know that my
> bid isn't the
> winning one until the auctioneer pauses, looks
> around the room one
> last time, and then says "SOLD". That's the way it
> should be - honest
> competition down to the last bid.
>
> If eBay were to set itself up so that an auction had
> a "target time"
> at which it would end - but only after a two-minute
> period of
> inactivity. Then we could all take part in a real
> "auction", not a
> "timed sale" (or something - I don't really know
> what to call an eBay
> sale).
>
> Until and unless they do this, well...I'll just keep
> on using eBay as
> it is! <grin>
>
> -Bill
>
> On May 25, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Ray Rogers wrote:
>
> > I could be off track, but my take on this is a bit
> > different.
> >
> > I too, felt something odd (and painful!) when
> suddenly
> > at the last moment the price shot up... I don't
> want
> > to get into (well I guess I do! but I don't have
> time
> > to get into) the psychology of it, but I would
> prefer
> > an auction where people bid at the start and the
> price
> > slowly increases reflecting the true interest of
> the
> > bidders... a gentleman's auction so to speak,
> rather
> > than the cut -throat/knife in the back one chance
> type
> > auction that frequently happens.
> >
> > That said however, once injured in this manner,
> the
> > "gentleman" in me hardened quickly and I have had
> to
> > resort to similar dirty tricks to get what I
> really
> > want... There are now only 3 reasons for not
> winning
> > something I really want:
> >
> > 1. Forgetting to bid!
> >
> > 2. When bidding, Not setting a CRAZY UNREALISTIC
> OUT
> > OF CONTACT WITH REALITY "maximum" bid price!
> >
> > 3. Waiting to the end before bidding, and then
> getting
> > hung up by the technology!
> >
> > (In some cases you might get to the last step and
> then
> > e-bay may inform you the seller has not stated he
> will
> > accept bids from your country, etc., etc.
> >
> > By the way, In Japan, the bidding is done on
> another
> > crazy system... once you get used to it, it may be
> > better, but the first time I experienced it I
> thought
> > I was hallucinating!
> >
> > There, the bid end time is extended about 5 or 10
> > minutes to allow someone to out bid you! (Just
> when I
> > thought I had won... the auction was extended and
> > other bids started pouring in! I didn't know what
> to
> > do, but finally fought back and finally "won" the
> > bidding game.
> >
> > I really don't know which is the most peaceful,
> buyer
> > friendly "game", but at least with the Japanese
> method
> > you have a chance to bid in real time and you do
> not
> > have to bid blindly while offering your entire
> life
> > savings as insurance that you will win.
> >
> > Enough said already too much said.
> >
> > Ray Rogers
> >
> >
> > 'Winning' isn't always winning.
> > J
> >
> > "All that glitters isn't all that glitters"
> > ps
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Georges Giralt <georges.giralt@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Bill ,
> >> If you use a sniper, you will often "win" auction
> >> just doing what you
> >> want. Bidding early just make the price go high
> >> because people seeing
> >> the low price arre tempted to bid on it.
> Refraining
> >> to bid up to the
> >> last minute ensure the price will stay at a
> minimum
> >> (if everyone stick
> >> to this) if it doesn't stay low, you won't "win"
> it
> >> because it is above
> >> the threshold you make....
> >> I was a user of Auction sniper but their prices
> are
> >> high, a friend of
> >> mine gave me bidninja address and I'm delighted !
> >> Try it, it's really fun to get emails saying
> "you've
> >> won" and be happy
> >> to keep your budget OK ;-)!!
> >> bill harting a écrit :
> >>> Shannon, I usually do what I think you did on
> >> Ebay, decide what I'm
> >>> willing to pay, make the bid and that's that. I
> >> don't sit waiting for
> >>> the auction to end, and though I have "sniped"
> my
> >> rule is not to second
> >>> guess myself. Until later. I hate to lose things
> >> by a dollar, but who
> >>> knows how high the winning bidder might have
> been
> >> willing to go?
> >>>
> >>> Bill
> >>>
> >>> Shannon Stoney wrote:
> >>>> I've always thought it was sort of funny that
> >> ebay uses that term,
> >>>> "win." As in, "You won!" It seems to imply that
> >> you got it for free.
> >>>> Maybe they should say instead, "You bought it!"
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course, the desire to "win" is what fuels
> >> bidding I suppose. Next
> >>>> time I'll wait till near the end to bid. I've
> >> been a seller on ebay
> >>>> more than I've been a buyer, so I guess I'm
> sort
> >> of naive about the
> >>>> buying process.
> >>>>
> >>>> --shannon
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 'Winning' isn't always winning.
> >>>> J
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -- Justin F. Knotzke
> >>>> jknotzke@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> http://www.shampoo.ca
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
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