Another thing.
Just because the bid jumps at the last minute doesn't necessarily mean that people are actively bidding. The autobidding proxy will increment their bid automatically. So if you go over their current bid, but not their programmed max, the system will
automatically outbid you. There is no demonic force out there trying to get 'your stuff'.
Again, simply make an honest bid of what it is worth to you. The forget it. If you win you will get email to that effect. If you don't win, it cost more than it was worth to you.
It is very simple and there is no 'wrongness' in the process.
One more thing: generally life is not fair so its a good idea to get into the habit early of not sweating it. But in this case, the process is perfectly fair to the degree that you are honest about what the item is worth to you. Zero room for whining.
Rgds,
Marty
Jeff Durling wrote:
>
> I just won a 2001 fsm and unfortunately had to do it this way. I have been
> outbid so many times in the last few seconds that I got pissed about it and
> decided I would do the same thing. I know it's wrong and I really don't like
> to do it but there was no bid except this guy for a few days and sure enough
> when I did my bid the last few seconds the price went up six bucks. I wasn't
> the only one and if I had not set my max bid high enough I wouldn't have got
> it. Anyway, bummed I had to do it but I really wanted the fsm. If I offended
> someone I didn't mean too.
>
> Jeff Durling
> '01 4x2 QC SLT+
>
> Chris Ryan wrote:
>
> > So I bid $64 on that a couple days ago and was pleased to see that no
> > one had out-bid me as of a couple hours before it was to end. I lost
> > track of time and wasn't around at auctions end, and sure enough, some
> > dick came along and out-bid me by $1 just 45 seconds before it ended.
> > Dude's lucky it wasn't a live auction, I would've taken a couple of his
> > teeth for bumpin me without giving me an opportunity to re-bid. Don't
> > people understand the concept of an auction, it's not whose quickest
> > with the keyboard at the end, it's whose willing to pay the most. I
> > would've only gone another five or ten bucks on it, that is if I'd had
> > the opportunity. Hope it wasn't someone on the list, don't mean to
> > offend (well, kinda), I'm just venting.
> >
> > On a brighter note I added a 200W 5ch Alpine amp, and a 10" Rockford
> > Fosgate sub earlier this afternoon. So the day evened itself out.
> >
> > --
> > Chris
> > Portland, OR
> > Black '99 Sport Plus CC 4x4 318 Auto.
> > 3" Rancho Suspension Lift, 32"x11.5" BFG MTs, SnugTop Expo w/Yakima Trac
> > System w/Fairing, Sea Kayak and Bike Mounts, GoRhino Grill/Brush Guard
> > w/2 130W KC Spotlights and Tow Hooks, Westin Nerf Bars, WAAG Tail-light
> > Guards, GTS Blackouts F & R, Mopar PCM, Taylor Pro-Spiro Wires,
> > Autolites, 180 TS, Cold K&N, Flowmaster Split Rear, Mopar Chrome Rear
> > Diff Cover, Line-X, Window Tint, Ventvisors.
-- "I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered." --Poet Jean Ingelow
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:00:26 EDT