It's just as bad in live auctions too. I used to go to auto auctions and as the item/car
was closing someone would bid $5 over mine and get the car I waited around to bid on for
two or three hours. That's life I guess.
Bill Richman wrote:
> 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)
> http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r - Home of the COSMAC Elf Microcomputer
> Simulator, Fun with Molten Metal, Orphaned Robots, and Technological Oddities.)
Received on Tue Oct 27 1998 - 05:06:33 GMT