On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Hans Franke wrote:
> > 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 :(
As high as $12,000? Only to have someone bid $12,100?
> > 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.
I stopped using eBay simply for this reason. The format makes it
impossible to carry on a fair bid process and weed out the weenies.
> > 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
If you look hard enough, you can ALWAYS find something around you,
cheaper, and it won't cost you shipping. This is of course more true for
some people than others (like a poor slob in Alaska trying to collect
computers) but I've learned this lesson many times. Everything I've ever
bought off eBay has turned up locally for a fraction of the price.
Sometimes only a week later.
An alternate to eBay is needed.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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