[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] eBay item 5158119652 (Ends Jan-24-05 20:57:32 PST) - CM-8 RGB Monitor For Tandy Color Computer 3

[Steve Ostrom]

Thanks, Glen.  I hate sniping also, and I notice that you do not do so 
on the items we go head-to-head on.  Much more fun that way.

-- Steve --


glenvdb wrote:

>Thanks for the advice, but I realy think that bid sniping is 
>unethical and immoral and should be outlawed.
>-Just my 2 cents.
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>--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "John R. Hogerhuis" 
><jhoger at p...> wrote:
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>>On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 17:08, glenvdb wrote:
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>>>--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Glen VanDenBiggelaar" 
>>><glenvdb at h...> wrote:
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>>>>I also hate to say, that when it comes to something I realy 
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>need, I 
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>>>will always put a $100 bid.
>>>-Glen
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>>If you really need it the best strategy is either to put no bid at 
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>all,
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>>or a minimum bid to keep the seller from changing the ad 
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>(especially if
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>>there is any error in your favor, i.e. TSR-80 MUTLIPACK)
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>>Then snipe the auction with something like Auction Sentry in the 
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>last 10
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>>seconds.
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>>Bidding high early only causes bidding wars. Go ahead and put your 
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>$100
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>>as a snipe bid. But if you put in a $100 bid early, you are giving 
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>away
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>>information since others will get ebay fever and bid it up to see 
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>how
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>>high you're willing to go.
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>>-- John.
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