[SEL] A Lesson in how to bid on eBay. NOT.

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Arnie,
    I've seen people do that before.   A person will have a good bid of 
$50 on an item.  Another person bids and they set their max at $200.  
Then the person who had the $50 bid, bids $54, he's not the high bid so 
he then bids $56, he's not the high bid so he then bids $58, etc, etc.  
Some people try to treat ebay like its a live auction, if you bid $50, 
I'll bid $52.  While the principle is the same with ebay, the symantics 
of how its done is so much different.  If they put in their best bid at 
the beginning, there would be 10 bids instead of 100.  But, I've done 
the same thing at live auctions.  I want an item but I'm not going to 
give over $500 for it.  When bidding gets to $500, I go on and bid 
$525.  When it gets to $550, I go on and bid $575.  I end up getting it 
for $200 more than I intended to pay.  It makes life fun and the wife happy!

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY


>You've heard the old expression relative to the Charity Auction, "bid early,
>bid often, and bid against yourself if possible."
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>I think these jamokes took that advice seriously!!  Check out the bid history!
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