[rollei_list] Re: Sniping on ebay: Was Camera show decline
- From: chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:49:13 +0000
The few times I've used Ebay I've 'manually' sniped - simply put in my bid a
few seconds before the end at the maximum level I'm prepared to pay for it.
I've either got it at or close to this price, or not at all, rather than
get sucked into paying more in a bidding frenzy. Looking at bid histories
everyone else seems to be playing the same game. This is in effect makes
most of the auctions more like the sealed-bid practice often used over here
for buying houses.
Having been watching for one hotly-desired camera recently on e-bay I'd be
more concerned about 'shilling': I've seen one or 2 items go for well over
the odds and then suddenly re-appear a few days later.
Chat
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Allen Graves <ahgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've always thought that eBay would better serve its customers if a
> rule was made that no one could bid in the last 2 min. of an auction
> if they had not placed an earlier bid-even if it was not the high one.
> That would end a lot of the most obnoxious sniping.
>
> Allen
>
>
> On Feb 27, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Walker Smith wrote:
>
> > Anyone who puts in a bid 60 seconds prior to the auction closing isn't
> > sniping; they're asking - begging - to be sniped in the final few
> > seconds of an auction. Unless, of course, their bid is the winning one
> > anyway.
> >
> > Anyone who submits their highest bid well in advance of an auction
> > close
> > is likely to pay more for the item than if they bid the same amount in
> > the final few seconds. Why? Because it's an invitation for someone to
> > submit gradually higher bids in an effort to find your high bid. I see
> > it often.
> >
> > I've won an auction by one penny and a recent one by 85 cents.
> >
> > Whether you agree with sniping or not, it's a fact of life on ebay.
> > Another fact about ebay is that the bargains and the better quality
> > cameras and lenses are getting harder to find and more expensive when
> > they do appear..... just as Marc has said.
> >
> > I don't ebay much any more because I have more than I need and there's
> > very little I want.
> >
> >
> > Walker
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