Long time ago I hit Reno with a briefcase full of cash. That was all
I was willing to lose and I made sure that I did not dip into any
other form of payment. I was able to last the whole weekend playing
the penny slots with 40 lb of pennies.
Felt like Popeye on the plane home with all the
I agree that it's wise to set in your mind a top amount you are willing to
pay. Kind of like deciding not to blow more than $20 at the casino. $20 is
the max. that it is worth to you that night.
But if you can get out of there for less, why blow the entire 20?
That said, I'm not ruling out your
Do you perhaps mean that the system will ask you to bid a set increment
higher than your attempted bid, until you top the highest max. bid from
anyone else?
It's remarkably simple: the item will sell for the second-highest
maximum bid. Period. In cases of exact ties the first-supplied
such bid
the
bill.
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From: "Hans Neureiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:06 AM
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It goes nowadays a little further than that. You can set a max bid and
ay 23, 2007 3:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
Ah. That makes sense. The 2500 bid would be the current high bid, but it
would go under the other guy's name. That sounds like it could be
confusing
to the poor guy who tried to bid 2500.
Brian
It goes nowadays a little further than that. You can set a max bid and
it will overbid anything below that, one bid at a time. But now you
have the option to set an amount to slap on a bid at the last second
to exceed it. To me, that is not an auction any longer. Its just plain
supporting creedy l
Ubid.com does not sell Mercedes cars or parts so is ebay the only game in
town?
On 5/22/07, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Not really. The fellow who is willing to pay $3k is bidding against
a fellow who was only willing to go to $2500. At auction they would
be indicating to the auctio
Not really. The fellow who is willing to pay $3k is bidding against
a fellow who was only willing to go to $2500. At auction they would
be indicating to the auctioneer their inclination to go higher, but
the $3k guy would just keep his paddle in the air, such that any bid
that came along
The problem with setting a maximum, is that in a situation where you
have a dishonest seller who
is using a "Shill" bidder account/friend/etc is that the bid price
gets driven up to or near your maximum.
Even if it goes over your max, perhaps you'll get that offer of a
second chance using you
Ah. That makes sense. The 2500 bid would be the current high bid, but it
would go under the other guy's name. That sounds like it could be confusing
to the poor guy who tried to bid 2500.
Brian
On 5/22/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The way I read this: The person who placed the
Exactly.
On 5/22/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The way I read this: The person who placed the $3,000 maximum will
automatically match your 2500 bid, and because he placed his bid first
he wins the tie.
--
LT Don
http://don.homelinux.net/~don/
Make a small loan, Make a big di
The way I read this: The person who placed the $3,000 maximum will
automatically match your 2500 bid, and because he placed his bid first
he wins the tie.
Caveat, my ebay experience is very limited, I've bought like 4 items
on ebay over the last 6 years and never sold anything.
Allan
"Zoltan Fin
Okay, I follow, but you lose me when you say that the standing bid goes up
to 2500. That would mean that the person who bid 2500 would be the high
bidder and could win the auction if no one bids higher.
Do you perhaps mean that the system will ask you to bid a set increment
higher than your attem
D]> wrote:
>
> Very good point Ned. No one benefits.
>
> Mike
>
>
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> From: "ned kleinhenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Mercedes List"
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:31 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
e but they are making money hand over fist without
any real competition, so why should they bother?
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:02 AM
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es List"
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:31 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
> Everything I've bought on eBay turned out to be what I expected and
less.
> And the price my family gets for stuff we sell on ebay is usually
> disappointingly low.
>
> Ayway, It seems
Very good point Ned. No one benefits.
Mike
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From: "ned kleinhenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes List"
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:31 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
Everything I've bought on eBay turned out to
Everything I've bought on eBay turned out to be what I expected and less.
And the price my family gets for stuff we sell on ebay is usually
disappointingly low.
Ayway, It seems to me the buyers and the sellers would both be happier if
the format was arranged more like, "the auction ends not earli
Yes - the earliest time stamp on equal bids.
BillR
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On Behalf Of Allan Streib
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:18 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
"Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL
"Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'll have to investigate how this "bid on your behalf" option
> works. How often does it bid I wonder, and in what increments? If
> it's not fast enough, it won't work in the final 15 sec. frenzy.
Based on what I've seen, any time a bid is made, anyone
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Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:05 PM
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> Don't forget the other side of the coin is to know how much items go
> for, then troll everyday for an item with a
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"Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've always said that's how eBay should work, rather than the
> current system, which just encourages sniping. eBay's official
> policy is "Enter the maximum you're willing to pay for the item, sit
> back, and let us bid for you." But that's just
On 5/21/07, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I bought some stuff on another auction site, not sure if it's still
around..UBid.com.
Their policy regarding bids was, once it got down to the last two minutes,
any higher bid increased the length of the auction by ten minutes. Good for
the selle
Yes Brian, That pretty much sums it all up
Mike
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From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:34 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
We had our first ebay experience to
I bought some stuff on another auction site, not sure if it's still
around..UBid.com.
Their policy regarding bids was, once it got down to the last two minutes,
any higher bid increased the length of the auction by ten minutes. Good for
the seller, perhaps not so good for the buyer. Definitely a
des Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT So that's ebay
Don't forget the other side of the coin is to know how much items go
for, then troll everyday for an item with a
Don't forget the other side of the coin is to know how much items go
for, then troll everyday for an item with a
buy it now. Occasionally you get lucky and pick up some item for much
less than what it could end up being
bid for.
In your accounts area you can set up search for items of interes
On Sun, 20 May 2007 23:34:02 -0500 "Zoltan Finks"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I imagine that there may be some people that know from experience that,
> based on their computer, and on the number of bidders, that they can put
> in their bid with, maybe 3 or 4 seconds left and leave anyone else
> u
We had our first ebay experience tonight. Decided to register with ebay and
jump on and bid on a car as the auction was just about 15 min. from ending.
We didn't plan to jump in at the last minute, just worked out that way. I'm
sure it irritated some people, or maybe it happens all the time.
Seem
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