Thread: eBay User, show yourself!

Ok, so I was planning a hostile takeover on a pretty nice W&B razor in an otherwise relatively plain razor lot. I wait until the last minute and snipe the auction only to be outbid with 6 seconds left!

So, if any of you are eBay luvshavin, I have to say for a bit there I was hoppin' mad until I realized I was going to do the same thing that was done to me....

Enjoy your razors, and I hope the W&B cleans up nicely since that was going to be my plan anyways!

luvshavin has been around a long time. He is a buyer, seller and collector. I always try to snip with 3 seconds left.........lol. As we all have learned, never take a razor on ebay personally, you end up spending way too much. Have fun. Lynn

yea, I know alot of people don't like snipers on Eboy but personally I've found that if you do it the "respectable" way someone else will just nickle and dime your bid and wind up outbidding you by a buck or two. So I've found that bid in the last few seconds is the way to go.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

yea, I know alot of people don't like snipers on Eboy but personally I've found that if you do it the "respectable" way someone else will just nickle and dime your bid and wind up outbidding you by a buck or two. So I've found that bid in the last few seconds is the way to go.

I learned that the hard way the first couple of times I tried to be "nice".

I always use a web-based sniper (Bidnapper) for everything except 'buy it now' stuff. That way my bid goes in at the last second and no lost sleep. There's other services out there, that's just the one I've been using for the past few years.




Wayne

I have been browsing the "straight razor" category of ebay regularly for almost 2 months now (it's a nice past time) and certain names have become a bit familiar to me. hotwirez, jeauxmaru, razors_n_stuff etc. On some occasssions, i have half the mind to write something like " hey there, i noticed that you've bid on an item that i'm interested in too, are you a member of straightrazorplace btw? if you really like or need this item i won't put a bid..."
I believe there's absolutely nothing wrong in a bidding war (whoever wants it bad the most and willing to shell out the most cash wins) but i also believe that a little diplomacy and consideration (perhaps esp. with co-SRPers) should benefit everyone more in the long run. Plus it feels more "civil" to me =).

Originally Posted by adjustme69

As we all have learned, never take a razor on ebay personally, you end up spending way too much. Have fun. Lynn

Good advice =) instead of engaging myself in a bidding war, i try to practice p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e instead. The market in 'the bay' seems to be rather brisk, but still once in a while, a rather overlooked auction comes and you get a good deal =) i think i did rather good on this one and i'm sure others have had even better deals: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6589009247
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I use Bidnapper also and set it at 3 seconds.I usually enter my bids around the 3rd day and dont even usually pay much attention until bidnapper emails me with results.Happy New Year Gary