[meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding (i.e., sniping) Comment

[joseph_town at att.net]

Kevin,

Your point about some bidders getting carried away reminds me of all the times I was actually relieved after being sniped!

Bill



-------------- Original message from Kevin Coppess : -------------- 
> Well I use sniping sometimes to avoid competative 
> bidding on popular meteorites. Some bidders at the end 
> loose their sense and just keep bidding till they win. 
> Sniping just allows me to not tip my hand that I'm 
> interested and I don't have to deal with the max bid 
> nibblers... 
> 
> Kevin 
> 
> --- CMcdon0923 at aol.com wrote: 
> > I too have lost out many times to snipers, but I 
> > look at it this way.... 
> > 
> > If I am interested in an item, and I personally 
> > determine that I am willing to pay a maximum of $X 
> > for it, then I will submit a bid in the amount of 
> > $X. 
> > 
> > If someone else bids more than $X, either a day 
> > before the auction ends, or two seconds before it 
> > ends....what's the difference? They were willing to 
> > spend more than I personally decided that the item 
> > was worth. 
> > 
> > That doesn't mean I won't be disappointed in losing 
> > the item, but if it goes for more than I personally 
> > felt it was worth to me, that was my decision. 
> > 
> > Other opinions? 
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