[AMRadio] Re: Sniping comments

[Dan Hall]

Todd and Group:

I agree with your comments on Sniping.........I watched an item I was
bidding on go up in $1 increments 19 separate times! All from the same
bidder!

On the other hand I picked up a nice HO-10 the other day for $56 and placed
the bid (higher) more than 8 hours before.  You just can't tell what's going
to happen. I have had my ISP stall in the last few seconds of bidding and I
have lost items that I really wanted and intended to snipe.

I'm sure that the discussion of E-bay grates on some folks but it's become a
part of our hobby, like it or not. I have had some projects that I was able
to cut years off the parts gathering process only because I have access to a
national virtual hamfest.

Regards
Dan
KJ7FX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Bigelow - PS" <tbigelow at pop.state.vt.us>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] RE: Another receiver update...


>
> wwd at netheaven.com wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > >I found a nice national dial on ebay, but some scum outbid
> > >me at the last moment!
> >
> > Hey, I resemble that remark!! Who can resist the last minute
> > (second) pounce/blitz? Ebay has a technical term for it .  .  . Its more
> > fun than being in a live auction.
> >
> > Hint: don't pass up the opportunity to up your own bid at the  very last
> > minute. I've yet to have this ploy blow up in my face,  but the
> > possibility does exist ( 2 last-second up-bidders  ratchetting
themselves
> > to the top of their safety zones).
> >
> > >Brett
> > >N2DTS
> >
> > Bill
>
> I think it's referred to as 'sniping', Bill. No idea if epay has come up
with
> a shinier term or not. I've used that site for a few years now, and it
seems
> to me that unless you're planning to be away and can't bid, placing an
early
> bid does nothing but pump up the final bid price. The one or two times I
had
> to use this approach, I lost. I suppose if you want it badly enough and
don't
> mind bidding a million dollars up front, then no one will beat you anyhow,
> just cost you more money.
>
> I'm not sure what increasing your own bid accomplishes unless you have a
> change of heart and are willing to pay more. Best to give the item some
> thought and place your bid in the last few seconds. You'll either win or
lose,
> but at least you won't spend days nudging the price up higher. Generally
> speaking, the seller has already made it clear by selling there that they
> don't want to sell the item to you for X number of dollars, they want the
> highest amount someone is willing to pay. They pit sellers and their egos
> against each other to their benefit, which brings the $3K SX-88s and $5K
> SX-115s and the like. Sniping tends to alleviate some of the 'feeding
frenzy'
> in the days before.
>
> I've seen some very nice boradcast transmitters listed on there. One Gates
> 1-Kw rig went very cheap, too. I guess some of the larger stuff often does
> when it requires pick up.
>
> 73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
>
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