I buy every once in a while on ebay and I find it a big asset in many ways.
I have found many supposedly impossible to find parts for my Lotus Seven. I
do miss Import Carlisle being worth the drive up there. Anyway to the point
to what Mike was stating. . .
A bid is a bid is a bid, no matter when it is placed. It sounds like you
have money to throw away by placing a high proxy bid in the beginning so the
price can be pushed up needlessly by the sellers cousin or possibly another
bidder. If you mess with ebay enough you will discover that sniping is the
name of the game and any serious buyer will do it to obtain what they truly
want.
Mike C
----- Original Message -----
From "Mike Rambour" <mikey at b2systems.com>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay Sellers--an shill bidding
> >It is amazing how many people will bid with over an hour left to go. All
> >you accomplish by doing that is to drive the price up. From
>
> And I find it amazing how many people snipe. I see something I want, I
> decide what I am willing to pay for it and bid and forget about it until I
> get the e-mail that says I won or lost a few days later. If it is
> something I really need and can't afford to lose like a car part made out
> of unobtanium, I add some insurance dollars as to how much I am willing to
> pay and bid. A few days later, its mine.
>
> Of course 4 1/2 years with ebay and only 28 transactions its easy to see
> that I am not a big buyer on ebay. Still can't believe I lost that
> twin-carb manifold with carbs and linkage for a 1934 Singer 3 years ago
> though, who in the world needs one of those besides me ! ? I deal with
> mostly obscure stuff and often am the only bidder but when I bid on
> popular stuff, I find that I have to add a few dollars for the snipers who
> raise the price at the last second.
>
> Mike
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