[meteorite-list] Fw: The Sniper Mentality

[Linton Rohr]

 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
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>> 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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