Thread: Ebay auction question

I just wish I could read all the posts on this thing... For some reason, I can always read only on page... Anyway, who won this thing? Is is a member? I saw that 306 people visited the place... This is getting out of hands. Sure glad I don't bid anymore... Lol... But we never know... Claude

this ebay thing is no fun anymore with this sniping crap. Im just going to by my stuff from Bill, screw ebay, I dont want anything THAT bad that it has to turn into a 10 second bidding war.

Originally Posted by BKHamre

JL,
I just read your thread, and noticed my Wifey put the current bid on that knowing I wanted a Wonderedge "Duckie" as she calls them. If I'd have read your post sooner I would have had her waited for the next one to come around. She's trying to spoil me and get all the razors for me to work with when this OIF deployment's done. Also after reading some of the predictions, I don't even want her THINKING about paying $220-300 for this razor. Again, my apologies, but I didn't know.

Brian

The Wifey bid this one for me, I found out she was the bidder on this after i got off shift and read JL's post. It actually ended up going for $176.27 (way more than I would have allowed her to pay. I see what you mean about the sniping though, 6 bids all within seconds of the ending til the winner took it up a hundred dollars or so.


Brian

I don't enjoy the sniping thing. I don't buy any razors that are from a well known brand on E-bay simply because I KNOW some of the members on the forum (mostly the ones who don't post a lot) will snipe on another member. So instead I bid on a TI that I found in the obscurity of France from someone that wouldn't even take paypal or a money transfer. I ended up getting it for 2 euro's....now THAT is a good ebay deal. (Although it might need some work when it arrives.)

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I don't enjoy the sniping thing. I don't buy any razors that are from a well known brand on E-bay simply because I KNOW some of the members on the forum (mostly the ones who don't post a lot) will snipe on another member. So instead I bid on a TI that I found in the obscurity of France from someone that wouldn't even take paypal or a money transfer. I ended up getting it for 2 euro's....now THAT is a good ebay deal. (Although it might need some work when it arrives.)

That is what ebays is about to me, it is an online yard sale, and if I didnt walk away with a treasure for pennies on the dollar I just feel guilty about it for some reason.

I guess I'll just wait for Bills postings of new razors every month or so I like that I know what I am getting and that I can trust him.

Originally Posted by BKHamre

The Wifey bid this one for me, I found out she was the bidder on this after i got off shift and read JL's post. It actually ended up going for $176.27 (way more than I would have allowed her to pay. I see what you mean about the sniping though, 6 bids all within seconds of the ending til the winner took it up a hundred dollars or so.


Brian

stuff happens, it doesnt mattere anyway, I wouldnt have paid more than $75.00 for it, I didnt like it THAT much.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

this ebay thing is no fun anymore with this sniping crap. Im just going to by my stuff from Bill, screw ebay, I dont want anything THAT bad that it has to turn into a 10 second bidding war.

Snipping is less fun when it is done to you. After a while you get fed up and either stop buying or learn to snipe yourself. It'll grow on you.

After some thinking I realized that snipping actually makes e-bay more fair. You put the max bid you are willing to pay (as all the other snippers do) and at the last few seconds you find out who's was bigger (no punn intended). No chance for anyone to adjust their bids after they see yours.

Real auctions don't stop on a dime but go on until there are no more bids. Snipping is an economically efficient solution to the artificial auction end time on e-bay. Like all other human systems this one too is evolving in an economically efficient fashion.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

That is what ebays is about to me, it is an online yard sale, and if I didnt walk away with a treasure for pennies on the dollar I just feel guilty about it for some reason.

I guess I'll just wait for Bills postings of new razors every month or so I like that I know what I am getting and that I can trust him.

JL
Bill is a great option, however remember when you snipe you have time to think what is this worth to me and not get caught up in a bidding war. Last week I was looking on ebay trying to get my 12year old son an ipod mini for a reasonable price. I saw two newbies get into a bidding war over a ipod nano. The final bid was $404. They could have bought it in radio shack new for $195.