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(...) Hi Roy, If you want to maximize the price you receive for it, then why are you against sniping? I believe sniping helps you to get the best price and more in some cases! If anything, sniping often drives the price above what would be (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) you (...) and more (...) would (...) were (...) maximum (...) want (...) Hmm, the way I see it is that sniping actually keeps the price down, since it kills the competition that is essential to the auction spirit. If the sniper were to bid (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I personally believe that snipping only works for the buyer if the other buyers don't know have to effectively use the maximum bid system. As a buyer that means I bid whenever I want and bid the highest that I am absolutely willing to pay (and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) If you bid your maximum and have the discipline not to increase your bid, then you can be outbid by someone who does not have that same discipline, like the buyers you describe in the next paragraph. If you hold off and bid the same maximum at (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I don't care about winning, I just care about getting the sets I wanted. Sometimes I will pay a premium to get them... (...) Naw. In my case, I tend to snipe. So when I forget to bid on something at the last minute, the item I was going to bid (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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For me, the only time I bid on any item is by sniping. Why bid early? It's like showing your opposites your hand in a game of poker. I usually wait until the last 10 or so seconds left in an auction to bid. The only drawback to this bidding, is (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I agree totally. It is fun and exciting. As a bidder I hate to see a lot get maxed out price-wise with 5 days left. Chill out, you don't need to be the high bidder the whole week. As a seller I don't even bother to be around at the end of an (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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