Re: [photo-3d] eBay bidding

[pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Ron Beck writes:
> It seems to me from all the discussions so far, sniping provides you
> with two "features" or advantages.  First, it keeps the initial bidding
> down on an item until the last few minutes of an auction.  Second, you
> can keep changing your bid to make it the highest and hope your
> "competition" isn't paying attention to the bidding at the close of an
> auction.

I think there's more to it than that.  Even if you have a fixed
maximum you're willing to pay, and you stick with it, you'd probably
like to get the item for a lot less than that.  If you bid your
maximum early on in the auction, you're inviting others to come and
out-bid you.  By holding off until the end, you have a better chance
not only of getting the item, but of getting it at a lower price.

-pd



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