Re: [CR]re: ebay rules--somewhat OT

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From: <scapin-dmk@att.net>
To: M4Campy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [CR]re: ebay rules--somewhat OT
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 04:57:03 +0000
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Ebay requires some finesse to do the last minute buying. It ain't unfair (sniping) and anyone can do it. I have gotten a lot of my good deals in the last few seconds. One can always bid the maximum up to be sure that you get the part that you want to go higher than the next sniper. This is the best venue to get parts for classic bikes on topic and newer bikes. If eBay wasn't the best market place then there would be few places to get the parts we need to feed our "sickness" (well my wife thinks so anyhow). This is the best option for buying and selling. It is all the technique that people complain about. Just need to adapt to the "market" and the market practices to be successful.

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> In a message dated 12/30/2003 1:02:15 PM Mountain Standard Time,

> classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:

> They should re-write their software to extend auctions by 5 minutes every

> time a bid is made in the last 5 minutes. Then ebay would be like a true

> auction.

> Ugghhh, then when you snipe it would get extended! Of course, most people

> treat e-snipe as the Ronco of Internet Auction tools. Set it and forget it;)

>

> Technically it could be done, but it would require a certain amount of

> intelligence and system

> monitoring that maybe they don't want to entertain.?.

>

> Not sure if I would like that as a buyer... But it would be more like a true

> auction.

>

> Mike "Goin once, goin twice, snipe, Goin once, goin twice, snipe" Wilkinson

> Castle Rock, CO