Hello everyone! First of all, congratulations on your newborn son, Hugh! :D
Second, since I didn't have the chance to contribute to this specific topic (Sniping) in August because I was in vacations, I'd like to share my personal view: Sniping is very useful indeed. Most probably will save you a lot of money and, as Chris mentioned, will prevent others from "stalking" your username. But... Consider for example the amount of cash that Hugh (IIRC it was Hugh) lost for that Apple auction because Chris sniped him some seconds later! Now that wouldn't have happened if either one had "reserved" the auction by any means. Now what do I mean by "reserving" an auction? First, my most (and not mine only) important policy: I never bid against friends, period. I usually "reserve" my auctions by making a low bid (I'm not famous, so I'm sure nobody stalks my name), then going for a snipe when/if possible. Optionally, if I'm trading emails with someone, I let them know "Look, I found item number #9999999999, looks very nice, and I'm going for it", and therefore I know that person won't bid against me. Has its advantages and disadvantages, but that's the way I prefer to play the game. Glad to be with all of you again, Pedro PS: During September, while going through my (tiny) collection, I remembered something I was mistaken about (yes, as usual): I've stated that Boris Vallejo had never, to my knowledge, made a cover art for any computer game. Well, he did at least the art for Dragon Wars (not one of his best drawings, though). Pedro R. Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] "So long, and thanks for all the fish" http://www.salvador-caetano.pt http://www.globalshop.pt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
