[Boatanchors] Slightly Off Topic: E-COMMERCE

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

First you do not know if you were outbid by a sniper or a guy with as much 
time on his hands as you do and makes a game of setting at the computer 
trying to outgenius the other guy. Personally I do not have time to set 
around like that. I use a bidding service and decide what I am willing to 
pay, including shipping and bid accordingly. Occasionally I am lucky. More 
often than not I loose. Only advantage I have is nobody knows I am 
interested until it is all over. I have bid on things early and had someone 
set and peck at the item $1 at a time until he outbid me.
Bottom line, my way I never get shafted by the "because I gotta have it at 
any cost" syndrome and bid beyond my good senses. May the guy with the big 
'nads win.
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net

Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic K2VCO" <vic at rakefet.com>
To: "Boatanchors list" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Slightly Off Topic: E-COMMERCE


> w8au at sssnet.com wrote:
>
>> THIS is what will dampen the enthusiasm to conduct business through Ebay.
>
> ...and the practice of consigning items for sale to professional e-bay 
> 'entrepreneurs' whose description of equipment is always something like 
> "looks complete but I don't know anything about this kind of stuff";
>
> ...and the fact that the mentally ill hoarders who will pay anything for 
> their particular obsessions (e.g., bugs, Collins gear, etc.) have access 
> to every transaction and drive the prices up;
>
> ...and the fact that the simple idea of an auction where you specify what 
> you are willing to pay for something has been ruined by 'snipers', who 
> will always get it for $1 more than you have bid unless you are willing to 
> do the same.
>
> I prefer to buy stuff from hams that know what they are selling and just 
> negotiate a fair price.
> -- 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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