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Apollo
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Re: Dodgy b!tch on eBay.

Thu, 30 September 2004 23:38

river wrote on Thu, 30 September 2004 15:28

Hi,

I'd still forward the details onto eBay, so they can sought this seller out.

Last second bidders are called snipers. Some sellers like them, but most don't. They come in hard and quick, with no time for other bidders to counter an offer. They work on the premise that the current bidders aren't bidding too high and they'll get the item at a better price.

I've been on eBay for a number of years now, and I now know who some of the snipers are. If you bid carefully and with some calculated risk, you can cost the snipers dearly. I've been doing this for over a year now and it's really quite good fun.

Also, always check the sellers feedback and stay away from those with anything more than a couple of bad feedbacks. Also, check the feedback of the buyer that did the complain - often the buyers have bad track records. Furthermore, check the bidders in your auction (if you're buying) to see what they've bought lately, how much they paid, and if they're snipers. This will give you an idea of the competition your bidding against and you may change your bidding strategy.

It's like a big game - pity it involves money, or I'd do it more often. Smile

seeyuzz
river

Heh, I do that too. I look up the feedback of other bidders and look at their last auctions and see if they sniped or if they were just huge proxy bidders. Smile

My other complaint about sellers is when they don't have "standard" bank deposit accounts and because those state specific banks don't have branches up here I have to then waste another ~$3 on sending a money order. Gives me the shits, especially since 99% of the time you only find that out when the auction is finished. So to add to what I put earlier above, put what bank the deposit is to go into in the auction description as well.

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