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Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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Date: 
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 23:45:06 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek <lpien@NOSPAM.ctp.com> wrote in article
<F1K0HE.3KD@lugnet.com>...
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?

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. When I came back I didn't
even miss it.



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  Why do I beat my head against the wall?
 
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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