> 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.
>This can work, but it assumes the other person is willing to hold off >sniping. Personally, if someone points out a great auction to me, I'll >usually hold off if they want me to. But if I've been watching something >for days, and someone comes along and says "PLEASE don't bid on this!!!", >I'm not going to change plans, especially if it's something I've been after >for a long time. This isn't fair to me, trying to lay a guilt-trip, so I've >vowed not to let it work. Ditto if someone I know bids on an item I've been >watching for days, wanting for awhile, and was planning to snipe anyway. Sure, if you've also seen it before someone says "please don't bid", it's acceptable to run against him (although I'd say you should mention that to him, and I'm sure you do). But you know it's easy to find a good deal that "nobody else" has spotted, so you can use the "reserve" plug for those cases. I guess I'll start including, on my signature to this mailing list, the auctions I'm following ;) >Consider yourselves warned. B-) Well, if you ever go on an auction I reserved because you've spotted it too, make sure you reserve it too (with a bid $.01 above mine) instead of sniping me, or else I'll tell your address to the Vogons! >:) Pedro PS: When will you be auctioning your Dark Heart of Uukrul for $1? 0:) 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/
