EBaying; howling after an auction

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Mon Oct 18 01:31:23 1999

On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:
>I personally don't understand "sniping" at all - it isn't necessary.
>Set your maximum bid what you're willing to pay. If someone else outbids
>you, you didn't "lose" - "losing" is when you pay more than you're willing,
>not when someone outbids you!

  I dunno, man. For me, a "win" on eBay is quite simply this: I got something
that I would have a hard time getting otherwise, or paid less than I would
ordinarily have to pay.

  "What I'm willing to pay" isn't always a set amount. If, at the beginning of
an auction, I decide "I'm not going to pay more than ten bucks for this!", then
if I allow myself to be outbid by a buck or two, I didn't really want said item
anyway, right? It's very much a matter of "should I let this go, there'll be
another one" and "can/should I wait for another one to come up".

                      -Dave McGuire
Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:31:23 BST