Re: [DMCForum] Re: bidding on eBay...

[Jon Heese <heese@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The difference is that the sniping services do the same thing with <10
seconds left in the auction, keeping the person you're bidding against
from impulsively reacting to your new higher bid.

 - Jon

On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 13:33, Marc Levy wrote:
> How is this any better than just bidding on Ebay?  It
> is not like if you bid $300 the price jumps to $300! 
> Proxy bid on Ebay is fine.
> 
> --- ryanpwright <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > AuctionSniper - Yep, that's the one I use. I love
> > it. I don't bid any
> > other way and I don't feel bad about it, either. If
> > my bid comes in 10
> > seconds before the auction closes and you lose, you
> > should have placed
> > a higher bid to begin with. I mean, if you're
> > willing to spend $250 on
> > an item, place a $250 bid. Don't place a $200 bid
> > and then get pissed
> > when I get it for $205 at the last second, or whine
> > because it's
> > "cheating" .. The person willing to spend the most
> > money wins. Someone
> > placing a bid for less than they're willing to spend
> > is their stupid
> > problem, not mine. 
> <SNIP>
> 
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