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Re: eBay lego sniping? Why it is a problem?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:56:09 GMT
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Adam Yulish wrote in message <3638F22C.52FB3CAB@ee.net>...
> 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 it. If I get it, I'm thrilled. If
> I don't get it, I didn't overspend. Just because I bid $200 for
> something and the final price ends at $205 does not mean that the last
> bidder put in a price of $205. They could have put in a price of $240,
> which would have still resulted in the final price of $205. If someone
> beats my maximum bid, how can I be upset unless it really wasn't what I
> was willing to pay?
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 minute and then out-bids you. At the least it's rude,
since if you're going to lose you'd rather have the guy bid early so you
don't start thinking you might win it. But it really ticks people off
because their "max bid" wasn't really their max, and they might have bid
more. And odds are that the sniper did only put in $205, right after
inching up behind you.
Jesse
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Jesse The Jolly Jingoist
Looking for answers?
Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! http://www.multicon.de/fun/legofaq.html
Power-search in Deja News! http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml
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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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| 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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