Re: [photo-3d] Re: eBay statistics

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <drt-3d@xxxxxxx>]

> When I find something I'm interested in, I know it doesn't make any sense
> to bid on it till the last minute. I make an entry for the closing time 
> and date on my Outlook calendar and link it to the auction URL. Then, at
> the appropriate time, I go to the site and see if the price has gone too
> high. If not, I bid. Sometimes I get the thing, sometimes I don't.

And what if you forget about it, you are not around the
computer, your boss is over your back, you had to go to
the bathroom, you took short nap, your wife and children
are distracting you, there was a good show on TV, someone
called and you could not get off the phone, there was an
earthquake, a hurricane.....???

> For a seller, I assume the highest selling price comes when lots of people
> bid. That's why it kills me when they set their object's auction to end
> in the middle of the night or on a weekend, when no one is around. 
> For me as a buyer, I don't even bother to bid on these.

Robert, it is time you enter the 21st century and investigate
some sniping programs that will place the bid for you any
time of the day... even (especially) during your sleep.

George Themelis