> On 2017-11-13, at 17:23, smf <smf@null.net> wrote: > > On 13/11/2017 10:11, silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote: >> With all the respect - I still wouldn't call it "yours" ;-) > > No, FWIW I got some good deals lately by doing the same. FWIW I recall using (at that time) bidrobot well over a decade ago ;-) > However if you keep missing out with sniping, then bidding becomes your only option. Sniping solves two problems: 1. possible reaction from other bidders, driving the price high. and 2. tames gambling instincts, which virtually everyone has. Using sniping I don't "keep missing out" because if the item goes away, it means either I underestimated its market value or someone wanted it so badly that I'd have to pay more than I am willing to in order to get it. > If other buyers aren't going to allow me to get something cheap, then I try to make sure the price is high enough that it pursuades other people to buy them. Then hopefully eventually I can get one cheap. And what if you become the highest bidder while making sure the price is high enough? -- SD! - http://e4aws.silverdr.com/ Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2017-11-13 17:03:23
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