Gerry, good to know! And very fair. But any bidder will need to be ready
at that time for 'outbids'. If there are no bids is there any guarantee
the item will automatically be offered at lower amount? Or will it just
disappear and be withdrawn? Some risk there.

On 13-May-25 14:47, Gerry Block wrote:
> John there is no sniping on govplanet.  The last bed extends the closing
> time 2 minutes.
>
> On Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 12:52:09 PM CDT, E. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Agreed!
>
>
>  > On May 13, 2025, at 10:51 AM, John Spigel <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>  >
>  > I would suggest, if we are to proceed with bidding, whoever takes on
> the project should register with the auctioneer and be prepared! It
> wouldn't hurt if more than one greenkeyer was ready. Once that is done,
> I would keep an eye on the bidding near the end and be prepared for what
> is called on ebay as "sniping" in the last seconds of the bidding process.
>  >
>  > Also, for $10,000, I can't see why, over time, one wouldn't easily
> get a return on the $ investment. On the negative side, it's committing
> the large chunk of time an energy. On the plus side, look at the
> technology history that is preserved and the enjoyment!
>  >
>  > Much of what we see lost of old gear has been because of its out of
> reach location and shipping costs. We need to create a fund to keep the
> old goodies out of the trash.
>  >
>  > 73, John W1AN
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