[meteorite-list] Fw: The Sniper Mentality

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:34:24 -0700
Message-ID: <10536D515A2040D590157FF7778696DF_at_D190TH71>

 Yeah Mike, that's nice.
 But more often than not, ebay tells me the item went for $1 over my max.
 I don't particularly like the tactic of sniping,
 but hey... if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!
 Linton

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> To: "tracy latimer" <daistiho at hotmail.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality
>
>
>> Hi Tracy and List,
>>
>> Yeah, it's a good feeling when you place an early bid and forget about
>> it. Then a week later you get an email from eBay saying you won the
>> item for a fraction of your maximum bid. I like it when that happens.
>> :)
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>>
>>
>> On 3/18/10, tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I vary in my bidding methods, depending on the current bid, how many
>>> people
>>> are bidding, how much I want the item... People snipe so that they have
>>> the
>>> best chance of getting the item for as cheaply as possible. Usually I
>>> bid
>>> my maximum as late as possible; if I can, manually sniping in the last
>>> few
>>> seconds. This puts my bid in late enough so that others can't 'top' it
>>> or
>>> raise it and make me pay more. I may put in an absentee bid early on if
>>> I
>>> know I won't be online when the auction is closing. I don't always win
>>> my
>>> item, but often enough I do, and for less than I was willing to pay,
>>> that it
>>> works for me.
>>>
>>> That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it. ;)
>>>
>>> Best!
>>> Tracy Latimer
>>>
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