[Collins] Ebay withdrawals???

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 14:21 -0800, H H wrote:
> The best way to approach eBay is to offer a bid as to
> what you think the item is worth and don't go back and
> look at it until the bidding is over. DON'T get into a
> bidding war just because you feel you have just got to
> have the item. .. Bid a good price and hang in there
> with it. .. NO MORE BIDDING ON THE ITEM !!.. I also
> have won low price items and the seller would not
> respond to my emails. One said he never got my mail
> and simply gave the item to his nephew. .. Ebay said
> he did get the mails so I gave him a negative
> feedback. .., The only one I ever gave. If you are
> unhappy with a sale just don't give a feedback at all.
> Negatives can come back to haunt you even though you
> may be in the right. .. Just my thoughts. .. Hop,
> K4TQR
> 


I hate to turn my hand but bidding early is nearly always a way to loose
the bid.

In any auction, live or on line its important to set your value, e.g.
your maximum bid, and stick to it. Else the excitement of the moment can
cause you to pay more than you can afford or that you should pay.

Set your price early but keep it to yourself until the last one or two
minutes. Open two windows before that, one of the item and run the
bidding on the other up until the last confirmation of bid. Bid as close
to the end as possible unless you are already outbid. That way you don't
turn your hand as a participant to be outbid early.

The function of the auctioneer is to get you to forget your caution and
bid more than you want to ahead of time. And epay puts out screens when
you are close to the end to encourage you to bid higher, even if you are
the winning bidder at 2 seconds from the end.

-- 
73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical Advisor to the CRA
All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer