NC0B wrote:
I don't see that there is a problem on eBay. I have a 282 rating, which
means my wife and I have bought or sold at least that many items. I have
been cheated only once for $15.00 from a local guy who never sent me a
copy of WordPerfect, and he would not let me pick it up at his
location. Just like with John, I decide what an items is worth to me,
and I either win or loose. On the selling side, no one has ever been
unhappy or cheated me. I have even had a ham ship me an IC-781 before
he even got my check. Similarly, I was sent an eBay HP 8662A signal
generator for my inspection, after which I sent the $3000. Now these
are unusual examples, but they happened. If some one has a program or
contracts with a bidding service, so what. If they are willing to get
into a bidding war, that is their risk.
w9ge wrote:
John W0UN has nailed this one. The "proxy bid" of e-bay allows you
the bidder to only need to bid once, using your maximum price. . If
no one else bids, then you get the item for lowest possible bid price
(not your maximum!). As others bid, your minimum goes up to insure
you are still the high bidder, until your maximum is reached. If
someone wants to outpay you, you keep your money, or you can change
your mind and increase your maximum bid amount while the clock is
running. Bids are incremented upward by the amount stated, ie $1.00,
$10.00 etc. Reserves etc. do change the rules somewhat, but they are
not difficult to understand.
If you really really want something, then put a bid in with the
HIGHEST amount you are willing to pay. Many folks will bid with less
than a minute to go on the clock, just so they have a better chance of
getting the item. Of course they must be willing to bid higher than
your HIGHEST bid to do this. It is a guessing game of sorts. If they
guess right and go above your maximum, then your maximum just was not
good enough.
It happened to me recently on an Alpha 77...I put in my highest bid
several days before auction end. I was "high bidder" throughout as
price went up incrementally, and then with less than ten seconds to go
I was beat out by someone else....he paid more than my highest bid.
He got a good deal. I was not unhappy because I had decided what it
was worth to me, and no more. I would like to know how high he was
willing to go, but that is what is fun about auctions. You never
really know. Result is I am still looking for a good Alpha 77.
Keep your eyes open as I am considering putting my Collins 204 H-1 up
for auction. 0.1 watt in for 4 kw out, autotune to boot. A real
monster.
73 bob de w9ge
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