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Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:20:02 GMT
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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.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=37153943
I had a 280 bid for days... with 405 as my ceiling. 41 seconds before the end I
got sniped.
Is it a mental problem? How do I break myself of this bad habit that just gets
me more and more annoyed each time it happens?
++Lar
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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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)
| | | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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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)
| | | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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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)
| | | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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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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