ebay

From: Hans Franke <franke_at_sbs.de>
Date: Mon Oct 26 14:16:23 1998

> 1. Bid more than anybody else through proxy bidding. This way when
> somebody else bids, the system will bid you up (to your max) automatically
> when someone else bids. If you want it bad enough, you can get it, but
> it may cost you.

Jep, but to be shure, it has to be high, real high :(

> 2. Learn the fine art of sniping. I live with a longtime e-bay user (my wife)
> who has the distinction of a 0 second snipe - it came in and was recognised
> some fraction of a second before the auction closed. She did it manually
> too. :) There IS sniping software, apparently, too.

Just a NO. Maybe I'm stupid and old fashionated,
but sniping is just not possible.


> 3. My wife assures me that EVERYTHING comes around again, btw. Especially
> computers. She suggests patience.

Jep, but this lot was real neat.
(And the next will be the one with the SC/MPs .. sigh).
I don't know if this will be around again, so nicly bundled

> 4. Finally, to avoid heartache from being sniped, don't assume you have
> a thing until you get the notification you won. Until you get that,
> the thing isn't yours.

Sag but true.


Ciao
hans

--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Mon Oct 26 1998 - 14:16:23 GMT

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