Yeah, but it's *such* a pisser when the sniping twit gets it for your
maximum plus 50 cents!! Like you'd say "Golly - I *really* want that
Altair that's autographed by the original designers, and I'll pay $5,550
for it, but not $5,550.50!" I know I'm *way* too good at convincing
myself that my original bid was too low... And then there's always the
"Oh yeah??? Well screw _you_ buddy - take THI$$$$$!" mindset that has
led me to establish new records for ridiculous prices on eBay... (But I
_did_ get the item, dammit!! ;-)
On Mon, 26 Oct 98 13:23:26 -0500, david_a._vandenbroucke_at_hud.gov wrote:
<snip>
>On the whole, I find it liberating to just bid my maximum and let the
>chips fall where they may.
>
> Dav Vandenbroucke
> Economist
> U.S. Dept. HUD
> david_a._vandenbroucke_at_hud.gov
>
-Bill Richman (bill_r_at_inetnebr.com)
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Received on Mon Oct 26 1998 - 18:50:18 GMT