[pure-silver] Re: buying photo stuff on ebay
- From: Ray Rogers <earthsoda@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 08:48:45 -0700 (PDT)
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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