[meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding (i.e., sniping) Comment

From: Kevin Coppess <mrnivek_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jun 11 22:31:12 2004
Message-ID: <20040612023102.98022.qmail_at_web51810.mail.yahoo.com>

Well I use sniping sometimes to avoid competative
bidding on popular meteorites. Some bidders at the end
loose their sense and just keep bidding till they win.
Sniping just allows me to not tip my hand that I'm
interested and I don't have to deal with the max bid
nibblers...

Kevin

--- CMcdon0923_at_aol.com wrote:
> I too have lost out many times to snipers, but I
> look at it this way....
>
> If I am interested in an item, and I personally
> determine that I am willing to pay a maximum of $X
> for it, then I will submit a bid in the amount of
> $X.
>
> If someone else bids more than $X, either a day
> before the auction ends, or two seconds before it
> ends....what's the difference? They were willing to
> spend more than I personally decided that the item
> was worth.
>
> That doesn't mean I won't be disappointed in losing
> the item, but if it goes for more than I personally
> felt it was worth to me, that was my decision.
>
> Other opinions?
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Received on Fri 11 Jun 2004 10:31:02 PM PDT