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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

Yeps

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Adcurium said:
I was in a bidding war last night and I lost when the auction ended before I got my next bid in! So... Who got it?

This is why I don't bother with putting in false bids. I just bid what I will pay, no more. If someone else wants to pay more for it, oh well, and if I get it for less, guess what? I don't have to pay as much as I planned. I am rather convinced that sniping is really all psychological.
 

SteveAS

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rlk said:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...312850&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1154
$31.00?? So what if its Size 7.(No I didn't buy it although I almost did on principal)

Garrett said:
$30 panamas? $800 blocks? The madness has returned! :eek:

As its buyer, I'm happy to have benefited from the madness on the optimo Panama! The seller wrote, "Also, tag says Size 7, I believe it is a large 7, slightly smaller than 7 1/8." Hopefully, he's right, because I'm a small 7-1/8.
 

SteveAS

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Adcurium said:
I was in a bidding war last night and I lost when the auction ended before I got my next bid in! So... Who got it?

This one? I was watching it, but it ended up selling for what I thought was a very high price, given its smallish size and (near stingy) 2" brim.
 

feltfan

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jamespowers said:
Speaking of tacky.......:rolleyes: :p ;)

You're just sore 'cause you were hoping to get a good price
on those babies and now we're all going to bid on them.

Hey, I'm just providing a public service.

And I'd be glad to go back to no posting of live auctions...

Or live auction posts should use the <blink> tag and be in pink only.
 

BanjoMerlin

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Yeps said:
This is why I don't bother with putting in false bids. I just bid what I will pay, no more. If someone else wants to pay more for it, oh well, and if I get it for less, guess what? I don't have to pay as much as I planned. I am rather convinced that sniping is really all psychological.

I'm certain that sniping is psychlogical. A lot of bidders don't put their best bid in at first. For whatever reason, they will sit and watch their lower-than-best bid lead the auction right up until the last few seconds and then be upset when they lose to a bid that is actually lower than the amount they would have paid.

If I really want something, I wait until the last few seconds and place my best bid once. If I do it right that other bidder doesn't get a chance to outbid me. If somebody else out-snipes me, oh well.

For most things, I throw my best bid at it when I see it and that is that.
 
feltfan said:
You're just sore 'cause you were hoping to get a good price
on those babies and now we're all going to bid on them.

Hey, I'm just providing a public service.

And I'd be glad to go back to no posting of live auctions...

Or live auction posts should use the <blink> tag and be in pink only.


Oh yeah, I want to look like that Equalizer guy in a tweed hat. ;) :p
Pink? How about chartreuse. :p
 

Adcurium

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BanjoMerlin said:
I'm certain that sniping is psychlogical. A lot of bidders don't put their best bid in at first. For whatever reason, they will sit and watch their lower-than-best bid lead the auction right up until the last few seconds and then be upset when they lose to a bid that is actually lower than the amount they would have paid.

If I really want something, I wait until the last few seconds and place my best bid once. If I do it right that other bidder doesn't get a chance to outbid me. If somebody else out-snipes me, oh well.

For most things, I throw my best bid at it when I see it and that is that.

But I think the thing that makes Ebay fun is watching the auction and participating as it draws to a close. Actually, my last-minute bids were a result of me watching the auction and thinking "Yeah, I'll go a little higher."
 
Adcurium said:
But I think the thing that makes Ebay fun is watching the auction and participating as it draws to a close. Actually, my last-minute bids were a result of me watching the auction and thinking "Yeah, I'll go a little higher."

All good reasons to use a sniping program to place a bid and forget it until you get a win or lose email. ;) You save money and stress that way. :D
 

Yeps

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jamespowers said:
All good reasons to use a sniping program to place a bid and forget it until you get a win or lose email. ;) You save money and stress that way. :D

Why not just put the bid in ebay the regular way?
 

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