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(...) I was afraid that might be it. :) (...) Thanks for the link; a search on "eBay sniping" pretty much brought up both sides of the issue. (...) I think that's the key here. A post I found via the Deja news link you provided suggested that every (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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As my first auction is coming to a close, I have received some feedback from the people that participated, which led me to be concerned about a few things... Hopefully this will lead to more feedback, which in turn will make the auctions a lot (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Adam Yulish wrote in message <3638F22C.52FB3CAB@ee.net>... (...) Short answer: human psychology. Long answer: check the dejanews files (see my sig). Medium answer: In a lot of ways it is the principle of the thing. Someone hides until the last (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpien@NOSPAM.ctp.com> wrote in article <F1K0HE.3KD@lugnet.com>... (...) do it (...) I (...) end I (...) gets (...) I removed EBay from my list of Favorite sites right before I knew was going to be away from the net for a few days. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | eBay lego sniping? Why it is a problem?
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I'm both a seller and buyer of lego stuff on eBay, as I clear out some sets to make way for others. I fail to understand why people get upset over "sniping". If there is something I want on eBay, I put in the maximum amount I'm willing to pay for (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | [Auction] Update set #7 dd 29-10-1998
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Hi all, Update auction: Setnumber 7 (dutch, not released in the US) Set name Gift Box Contents Airport, Windmill, House, others (400 parts) Year 1973 Condition Mint (sealed), box slightly damaged Current bid 80 $ by Abner, GOING 1 For images see: (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Mike Stanley wrote: <snip> (...) I think this is a good way to bid on eBay - you get lucky sometimes. The person who won my auction is not a loser without a life, though. He is a respectable Lego collector who had good luck and skill in bidding. -- (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Don't know if it will help offset the pain of loosing such a choice lot, but I think eBay needs (at least an option of) going/sold aucions with a minimum of x time (1 day?) between the high bid submission and winning the item. It may draw some (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) Well, there are two reasons I use eBay to sell Lego: 1) When I'm not sure what something is worth and want to let the market determine value. 2) When I want to sell and item quickly. In this case, I wasn't sure (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Ditto, although I have taken to bidding my maximum and then never looking again. I have so many other things in my life that I can worry about and spend time on - why waste time on a system that rewards losers with no life? (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Nancy & Eric's Train Auction Update 4558 Metroliner - $350 DBulkley 4564 Freight Rail Runner - $250 SNealons 4551 "Crocodile" Locomotive - $225 SNealons 4536 Blue Hopper Car - $60 GLouie 4546 Road 'N' Rail Vehicle - $20 DBulkley Pair of monorail (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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The subject says it all. Since my Retrostation Auction is almost over, the 4565 Freight and Crane Railway (1 of them) is the next one in line to be auctioned. I have decided to do it by parts (ie - locomotive, scale, crane 1, etc...), but I think (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Aaahhhhh, shutup and deal with it. <duck> Seriously, you and I BOTH know if you truly want something on EBay, you WILL have to rearrange your life around the end time. I have had to wake up at 3am to make sure I got something I wanted. Sucks, but I (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) want (...) Rob, no offense but I really don't want to hear about how eBay works. I know how it works. I know they can run their auctions any way they want, and I know that if I want to win at all costs, I have to be willing to rearrange my (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Greetings: This is an update for an auction of thousands of bricks and other elements. This announcement and auction updates will go to rec.toys.lego and lugnet.market.auction in addition to the bidders via email. I am offering the elements listed (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | [eBay] Older Space, Pirate, and Castle sets on eBay
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I've posted some older, small sets on eBay, all with no reserve and $1 opening bids. All sets include instructions, most are complete, and none have boxes. Please follow the bottom link in my .sig to get to a list of links for them. Space 1478 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) All I can suggest is to realize that this is the way eBay works, and if you want to win a set, the best way is to snipe. It's snipe or be sniped when the item is highly sought after. I've found that it's often best to post a low bid early and (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well, I really thought Larry was going to win this one. $280 is a large bid and the winning party had to bid over $405 to get this one. Even though I'm sure Larry would have wanted this lot at $411 (it sold for $410), when the amounts are this (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Well I am glad i am not alone in this but this is the way E-bay is setup, I found myself guilty of it also. It really seems that this is the only way to win a bid sometimes. And I see your point if you were willing to pay 405.00 you could spend 5.50 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Every time I participate in an eBay auction and get sniped, I vow not to do it ever again. But sooner or later, some really choice lot comes along, and I backslide, only to get sniped again. (URL) had a 280 bid for days... with 405 as my ceiling. 41 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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