Re: [CR]Snipe service no Difference!

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:18:26 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Snipe service no Difference!
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oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> Sniping does indeed limit maximum selling price in many cases..
>
> In the case of sniping, the potential buyer enters the maxiumum price
> they are willing to bid, then sits back and lets the electronics take over.
> Once the dust has settled and the item is sold to the highest bidder, a
> quick query to the loser is often (almost always!) that they in fact
> would have paid more, especially now that they have lost that auction.

I guess the lesson to take away from this is to enter the highest amount you're willing to pay, regardless of whether you use a sniping tool.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA