[meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:32:11 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421551003181132h7aa593f3s1f82f7b938dd153a_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Tracy and List,

Yeah, it's a good feeling when you place an early bid and forget about
it. Then a week later you get an email from eBay saying you won the
item for a fraction of your maximum bid. I like it when that happens.
:)

Best regards,

MikeG


On 3/18/10, tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I vary in my bidding methods, depending on the current bid, how many people
> are bidding, how much I want the item... People snipe so that they have the
> best chance of getting the item for as cheaply as possible. Usually I bid
> my maximum as late as possible; if I can, manually sniping in the last few
> seconds. This puts my bid in late enough so that others can't 'top' it or
> raise it and make me pay more. I may put in an absentee bid early on if I
> know I won't be online when the auction is closing. I don't always win my
> item, but often enough I do, and for less than I was willing to pay, that it
> works for me.
>
> That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it. ;)
>
> Best!
> Tracy Latimer
>
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Received on Thu 18 Mar 2010 02:32:11 PM PDT