[R-390] auction scams

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:34:09 -0400

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Crips" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] auction scams

> Your reports have reassured me.  I have been looking at Zenith 
> Transoceanic's. Have several model 600's but I have wanted a Royal 3000
> since I was about ten years of age reading their ad's in my parents
> National Geographic's.  Do any of you use the automatic bidding
> option or is that a mistake?
> 

I swear by: 
http://www.bidslammer.com/
Just set your maximum bid and it will put it in 10 secs before
closing.  Late enough that no one (except a sniper), will be able
to post another bid. 
Problem is that if an item has standing bids on it, if you outbid
them they get notified of being outbid.  People hate being outbid 
and are more inclined to up the ante.  I have put in bids 2 minutes
before the closing only to have someone do the same and frantically
re-bid the item cause they have enough time and win it.  No more.
I just give the item my max bid at the very end.  Seems fair enough.
I think I win more auctions sniping and at better prices.
It only costs 10 cents if your bid is unsucessful, plus I cant tell
you how many times I wanted to bid last minute and forgot.
Sometimes the auctions end at times when I am not available.

Scott

> 
> 
> Kenneth A. Crips W7ITC, Cheyenne, Wyoming
> Home of Chew Crew II, The Beezie the Beez-Bomb,
> Chic' MOB (mother of Beezie), and Cowboy Joe
> the Cheyenne Chewboy and the pard' of the yard.
> 
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