EBaying; howling after an auction

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Mon Oct 18 01:40:00 1999

>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 only am happy to pay a fair price for stuff I really need. I have a MUCH
longer list of stuff I want, and that has to come at the lowest bid
possible, even if that means I don't get the items some times. Sniping is
opportunity bidding, gamesmenship, but still part of the rules.

Besides the "game" is to make the best deals you can, buying or selling.
Live auctions do for me what pro wrestling does for others. Shopping is
nothing like it, and prices are the only real difference.
Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:40:00 BST