RE: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay

["M. Erickson" <erickm001@xxxxxxx>]

E-Bay should make bidders aware of sniping programs. It should be in big
bold print. Otherwise, the whole bid process is fraudlent. I only found
out about snipe programs by watching items myteriously bid out from under
me, and then doing a google search and finding a whole array of e-bay
cheat programs. It's BS, and E-bay has a resonsiblity to let it's
customers know. I've wasted a lot of time on e-bay thinking I was engaged
in an honest, open auction.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bates
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 4:32 PM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay
> 
> 
> Sniping can cause disapointment, but it actually seems
> to lower prices. What I found before sniping became
> more popular, was people bidding items up beyond store
> prices. People got excited and end up spending $50 on
> a used Hohner marine band.
> The reason prices are going up in general is there are
> too many people on ebay. And sellers think anything
> "Vintage" is a  collectable.
> Figure out the max you want to spend and bid it. Last
> minute or "sniping" bids are the best way to avoid
> high prices. Like not showing your cards in poker.
> 
> That is my 2 cents anyway.
> 
> Chris
> 
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