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Re: The AucZilla 500 auction
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lugnet.market.theory
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Mon, 9 Aug 1999 17:44:41 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Frank Filz writes:
> Simon Robinson wrote:
> > I did start to feel some sympathy for Ebay's fixed-time-limit auctions:
> > This was largely because of my experience with one set, for which
> > I had a high proxy bid and for which I was prepared to pay a ridiculous
> > amount to get: Three times in a row someone attempted to outbid
> > me after the set had gone to going twice. In every case it was clear
> > they were just testing the water to see if my actual bid was my
> > maximum - it wasn't - so the effect was just to leave me with the
> > highest bid - but one dollar higher. Except that it also set back the
> > status to open. Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining - it
> > was perfectly fair. It's just frustrating to keep coming so near then
> > get set back by a few days when you have already placed a high
> > proxy bid.
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> I had this happen to me also. It turned out the person bidding against
> me was new to auctioning and didn't understand proxy bidding. A gentle
> note to him prompted a proxy bid from him (which still didn't beat
> mine).
I thought this was a feature, not a problem. I confess I sometimes bid
the minimum increment on G2 items just to keep them open. I felt I had
to keep something on the backburner just in case I got beat on my prime
targets. I glad I did it too since I got clobbered on the Majisto's tower
set that I originally had my eye on. I hate to see my 2nd choice go early
for a low price while the outcome of my first choice is in doubt.
Apologies for any frustration I may have caused, even if it was on purpose.
Don
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| (...) $100 for a 1906 is one heck of an oddity. I paid something like $38 including shipping for a brand new sealed copy about 6 months ago, and I don't recall seeing one go over $50 at any other time. Just goes to show you that auctions sometimes (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) I had this happen to me also. It turned out the person bidding against me was new to auctioning and didn't understand proxy bidding. A gentle note to him prompted a proxy bid from him (which still didn't beat mine). (...) One reason I see: (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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