E-Slay!

[MadFor3D]

I was kinda eyeing that one as well... hadn't bid on it though. You got to be careful about those quick fingered types.

-M

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[cameraguy]

We will never really know what reedsturtevant bid. He could have bid $1,000,000 and you would never know. The $1 he beat you by is the bid increment which is automatically added to second highest bidders bid. All we know is that he bid at least $66 but probably more. He is the dude running the Mondophoto online "shop". It will soon be up for sale I bet.

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[chas_ucla]

cameraguy wrote:
We will never really know what reedsturtevant bid.

Yeah, I know. I'm just kinda disappointed because I really can't afford much more than $65.00 right now for a viewer, plus it was done at the last possible second! I guess there is some kind of program that will do that. I don't think it was the proxy bidding because e-bay would have let me know right away if my bid wasn't high enough.

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[MovieStuff]

Here's a trick that I have found almost always works. If an item is, say, worth $100.00 and you are pretty sure that no one will bid over that or much more than that (and you really want the item, regardless), set your initial bid at about 25% lower; $75.00. Then, let the auction roll on as usual. Then, with one minute left, set up a bid for something ridiculous, like $500 or so, but don't send it in. Watch the bidding and, if it seems like you are still on top at the 10 second mark, nail it home by shooting in your $500 bid at the 5 second mark. Others won't have time to re-bid and you won't really have to pay $500 unless someone else actually thought of putting in another ridiculous last minute bid of $499.00 for something that only is worth $100 at the most. Scarey stuff, to be sure, but I have never had to eat a high bid doing this and it works almost every time. People just don't think anyone will bid that high and you end up paying only a dollar more or so than the last highest bid.

Roger

[Alex]

It's called sniper bidding.

I do it all the time.



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Alex

[chas_ucla]

Roger -- great idea, thanks. Although with my crappy luck ... ;]

Anyway, anyone got a good viewer they want to sell me for under $100.00?


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[ulrichsd]

Sorry Roger, but I disagree. Why put in a $500 bid on a $100 item? If the person has too high a proxy bid of say, even $200, then you're paying($205 or whatever) which is over a $100 more than it is worth. Why not just put a max bid at the end of the auction for what you are willing to pay.

I *never* bid on an item until the last 10 seconds of the auction. And then I put in a proxy bid for the amount of the max I want to pay.

There are way to many impulsive bidders who will overpay for items if they feel like someone else would be willing to pay that much as well. ie: maybe someone only wants to pay $100, but when they find out someone else will pay $101 or $150 or whatever, they are willing to pay more. Plus bidding at the end keeps myself from impulsive bidding as well. And if it is something you really want, finding a computer at the time the auction closes shouldn't be that difficault.

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[fandini]

MovieStuff,

Why would you want to bid for more than you want to pay? All you need is one other person using your same tactic as you on the same item and one of you is going to be paying more than you want to.

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Dan

[MovieStuff]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Courier, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fandini:
MovieStuff,

Why would you want to bid for more than you want to pay? All you need is one other person using your same tactic as you on the same item and one of you is going to be paying more than you want to.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Very true! Hey I didn't say it wasn't risky! I usually just use the proxy bid if it is something that I think I can live without. If it's a one of a kind or hard to find item, then I use the method I described. I find it exciting, actually! But that's what works for me, anyway. It's not for everyone.

Roger

[fandini]

I can relate to that. If something is really cool and you just have to have it... well you just can't pass it up. Then if you end up paying too much you just say, "Oops. Oh well. At least I am getting something cool."

Ebay sellers must love people like us.

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Dan