[Amps] eBay

[Osten B Magnusson]

Thanks for all the answers - it seems to be a dangerous way to
go... Especially since a lot of buyers like to pay much more than
the real value.

Anyway, most sellers say "USA only" - don't know why!

73 de Osten SM5DQC    sm5dqc at areteadsl.se

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Sense" <fsense at copper.net>
To: "Osten B Magnusson" <sm5dqc at areteadsl.se>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay


> If one other person is thinking the same thing as you, and bids $9,998, then you
> just paid $9,999 for that $500 transceiver.  It happens!
>
> K8AC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Osten B Magnusson" <sm5dqc at areteadsl.se>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay
>
>
>>
>> What happens if I see, as an example, a tranceiver worth
>> 500 dollars, current bid is 100 dollars and I bid 9999 dollars?
>> I will get it for 101 dollars or are there any special rules?
>>
>> 73 de Osten SM5DQC    sm5dqc at areteadsl.se
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Floyd Sense" <fsense at copper.net>
>> To: <craxd1 at ezwv.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 2:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay
>>
>>
>>> The seller can NOT see the maximum bid that you entered, but CAN see the
>>> amounts of the actual bids.  For example, if the current bid is at $18.00
>>> (and the minimum increment is $1.00)and no one's maximum bid exceeds that,
>>> and you come along and bid $50.00 then the seller will see your bid as
>>> $19.00.
>>>
>>> If someone was bidding for the seller (or the seller himself under a
>>> different ID), it would not be difficult to predict your probable response
>>> to a bid increase based on your previous reaction to being outbid.  As you
>>> probably know, the eBay process ressembles a real live auction only in that
>>> there is bidding.  Real auctioneers do not permit "sniping" and shill
>>> bidding can result in bodily harm!  The only way to protect yourself is to
>>> decide up front what the item is worth, bid that amount, and check back when
>>> the auction is over.
>>>
>>> K8AC
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at ezwv.com>
>>> To: <amps at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:43 AM
>>> Subject: [Amps] eBay
>>>
>>>
>>>> This is way off topic but I need a quick answer on something. Does the
>>>> seller have access to the amount one has bid? Something was fishy on a
>>>> book I bought like the one who bid against me twice stopped both times
>>>> right under my maximum bid. He ran the bids up 11 times stopping just
>>>> under twice. I'm wondering if it was a schill who knew the amount I bid?
>>>>
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=4546163575&rd=1
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Will
>>>>
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