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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: --------------
> 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
>
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> > 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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