Re: Sigh.. sniping..

["atfphotography@gmail.com" <atfphotography@gmail.com>]

On May 27, 8:32 pm, A2Aviator <a2avia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Was it the "new in the box" part that you wanted, or just a 3.5" drive
> card?
>
> ..and yeah, I look at eBay as .. a 5 day listing period and 27 seconds
> of action.
>
> Never mind that bid early, bid often shiite ..
>
> Bid Once. Bid Late. Bid like you Mean It!
>
> The people who whine about sniping .. just crack me up. "That wasn't
> fair! The seller got cheated!!"
>
> ('you' - being used in broad terms, not focusing on anyone in
> particular)
>
> How? Fair? they bid more. It's an 'auction', they bid more. What do
> you not understand? They bid more. Period. Simple. Or lets put it
> another way, you didn't bid enough.
>
> The seller got cheated? How? they got more than you bid. The seller
> got more money than they were just about to 18 nanoseconds earlier.
>
> Faster than when the car behind you, in NYC will honk, bids change.
>
> Bid once, Bid Late, and Bid like you Mean It!

I'm certainly not blaming anyone but myself. My post was just a
general sigh.

And I live in Manhattan and hate driving here so much I got rid of the
production truck 5 years ago.

Best,

ATF