Re: More eBay insanity (was Re: Apple IIc+ on eBay)

["Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com>]

Why is sniping a "bad" thing?  I've participated in those "bidding wars" at
the end of an auction...I've always lost, but there's nothing wrong with
trying to get the best deal you can.

"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org> wrote in message
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> In article <BdOcncN9rJ5-yamjXTWcpg@comcast.com>,
> GarberStreet Enterprises <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
> >There is an Apple IIc+ on eBay right now ready to close
> >in a matter of hours. I decided I don't really want it, so if
> >anyone does, just outbid my $9.99 and it is probably
> >going to be yours. Here is the link.
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4610&item=2302607736
>
> I put in a bid 10 minutes before the end.  (Yes, it's sniping.  No, I'm
not
> pissed that I was outbid.  It would be kinda nice to have a IIc+, but with
a
> "stealth IIGS," IIe, and II+ in the "collection" already, I'm not hurting
> for examples of Apple IIs.)  The price stayed under $30 (and I remained
the
> high bidder) until maybe two minutes before the end.  A bidding war broke
> out and it ended up finishing at over $75!
>
> This IIc+ is already up to $40 with 3 days remaining:
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2304270591&category=4610
>
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