Re: OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount)

2001-02-23 Thread Mark Roberts
"Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Any of those still work? I got the impression eBay kept revising >> its system to defeat them. > >Sorry, but I don't know. I tried one out a long time ago (written in >Java, I believe) but ebay isn't that big a part of my life :-) ... and >neither is

Re: OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount)

2001-02-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:23:40 -0500, Provencher, Paul M. wrote: > Yes, eBay bidding in the final moments is pretty much the norm for desirable > items. It's sometimes called sniping. There are even sniping programs out there ... you tell it which auction numbers, what maximum bids, and leave y

Re[2]: OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount)

2001-02-23 Thread Bob Walkden
Hello SudaMafud, Friday, February 23, 2001, 8:45:54 PM, you wrote: > In a message dated 2/23/01 12:30:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > << Do people sit and watch these items until the last minute - is there an art to bidding? >>> > Yes, and no. "sniping" is an art (

RE: OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount)

2001-02-23 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
What you said aside, you are quoting someone else in response to a message they wrote, not me. ppro -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 3:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens

Re: OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount)

2001-02-23 Thread Rfsindg
>>Yes, eBay bidding in the final moments is pretty much the norm for desirable items. >It's sometimes called sniping. << The logic is pretty straightforward for sniping. If you find a desirable item and bid a fair value early on, some crazy on ebay will get carried away seeing your bid, as

OT: eBay Sniping (WAS RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount)

2001-02-23 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
Yes, eBay bidding in the final moments is pretty much the norm for desirable items. It's sometimes called sniping. ppro -Original Message- From: Peter Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Screw Mount lens on K mou