> The whole reason for the auction watch function is to bid at the very end.
> I never bid on an item until the last minute.
>
> If you bid too early, a dishonest seller can place shill, or fake bids
from
> alias ID's, to try and move you up closer to your top proxy bid. If they
> get lucky, you set your proxy bid somewhere close to retail, which they
> already know. They up it by the minimum bid until they have out bid you
by
> the minimum amount, knowing that you might give it one more shot. You
jump
> back in and win, but at a higher price. This is against ebay rules, but
> hard to detect or enforce.
>
> I also never bid on an item that I've emailed the seller questions about
> until the closing minutes. I learned this early on, when everytime I
> emailed them with a question, bidding seemed to get driven up higher than
it
> normally does.
>
>
> David Riker
> 74 Midget
> 63 Falcon
> 70 Torino
> http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Christ" <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 1:23 AM
> Subject: auction sniper
>
>
> > hmmm. more ebay paranoia. i just bid an outrageous amount and if it
> gets
> > bid higher i just sit and laugh. i do not bid on anything that i want
as
> a
> > recreational item. i only bid on the stuff i cannot find locally or in
a
> > catalog. so it's something i really need and i do not want to loose
it.
> > playing the i want it cheap game does not work when you really need the
> > piece. and when you really need the piece , price is a bit of a rub
but
> > you cannot afford to loose the item either. so if you really need the
> > item, bid an outrageous amount! all recreational biders looking to
resell
> > the item will drop out. then you know who you are bidding against!
i
> > just bagged 2 new (1 nos and 1 aftermarket ) early saab thermostats for
> my
> > racer. items no longer available anywhere. agressive bidding has
ended
> up
> > being my only defense against the last minute jump in bidders.
> >
> > chuck.
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/// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
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