[MOPO] Fouled up again

2008-07-03 Thread Roger Kim
I fouled up again and forgot to bid on the Lone Ranger poster in Bruce's auction. I don't think I got the usual reminder message today. I might have to start bidding several days before the auction ends, because my brain is not working right lately. -rk Visit the MoPo Mailing List

Re: [MOPO] Fouled up again

2008-07-04 Thread Bruce Hershenson
It is sad you forgot, but this is the one thing the "pro-last second bidders" rarely mention. Every time someone "forgets" to bid, there is someone else who bid early who got a better deal because of it. You certainly don't have to bid your absolute maximum early, but I can't see how it hurts to p

Re: [MOPO] Fouled up again

2008-07-04 Thread Bruce Hershenson
OOPS! "You certainly don't have to bid your absolute maximum early, but I can't see how it hurts to place a "lowball" bid early, so if you forget, you still get the item if you forget to come back." SHOULD BE "You certainly don't have to bid your absolute maximum early, but I can't see how it hu

Re: [MOPO] Fouled up again

2008-07-04 Thread Roger Kim
I agree with your early lowball bid approach. I sometimes do it, but in this case I didn't for some reason. As a west coast resident, I have also not quite got used to the fact that your auction times are central time. Last night at a quarter to seven pacific time, I suddenly remembered tha

Re: [MOPO] Fouled up again

2008-07-04 Thread Michael Greenwood
I actually threw a casual (but not necessarily high or lowball) bid in on last night's Bruce auctions and happily won a poster for $20 less than my bid. And a cool one too! M On 4-Jul-08, at 12:00 PM, Roger Kim wrote: I agree with your early lowball bid approach. I sometimes do it, but