[78-L] Paul Specht comeback

[DAVID BURNHAM]

While I appreciate that this tool is useful for those who subscribe to it, it defeats the purpose of an auction.  The constant back-and-forth escalation of prices is the basic operation of an auction.  But having the e-snipe function is like being at a normal auction and calling a raise in bid just as the final hammer is falling and the new bid standing; that would never happen.  Then again I guess an ebay auction is different in that there IS a time limit, an ordinary auction doesn't have that time limit.

db



On Friday, February 14, 2014 12:15:45 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:
 
Any good esniper only bids once - an automatic bid is placed two to three seconds before the auction closes. This is the smartest way to bid because it defeats the constant back-and-forth escalation of prices. There is no reason to bid more than one time if you are disciplined and know what you are willing to pay for an item.
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>Cary Ginell
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>On Feb 13, 2014, at 9:57 PM, DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com> wrote:
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>> I've stopped bidding on e-bay because of the e-snipers; this is a site who will bid on a bidder's behalf a second or two before the bidding ends.  But it is always fun to see two e-snipers bidding against each other sending the price through the roof, which is probably the  situation that happened here.  It is the equivalent to acoustic feedback.  Of course it's a situation which only helps the buyers, not the sellers.
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>> db
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>> On Thursday, February 13, 2014 9:40:08 PM, Mark Bardenwerper <citrogsa at charter.net> wrote:
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>>> In reading the list these days I see that the state of 78 RPM record 
>>> collecting is rising to new heights, sometimes for reasons beyond, er, 
>>> reason. However, I did not anticipate a belated resurgence of Paul 
>>> Specht's late 20's career, not just because he has been unable to lift a 
>>> baton lo, these past 60 years.
>>> 
>>> Those Vivatonals have been in my sights for some time because my wife's 
>>> ancestor performs on them. To see them go for twenty and thirty dollars 
>>> was a stretch for my purse, but I have had success. But yesterday, 
>>> wasn't I surprised to find that my puny $10.00 bid lasted for about 30 
>>> seconds. The auction was nearly done and there were no other bids.  I 
>>> checked back an hour later and found that two other bidders dropped 
>>> money bombs in just two bids, for a closing sale of $255.00.
>>> 
>>> This was for a V+ record!
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>>> I promise that I was not going to turn it into a popcorn bowl.
>>> 
>>> 111273441717
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>>> Cock a Doodle, is someone off his Noodle, or is it just because Spring 
>>> is Here??
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.
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>>> Technology...thoughtfully, responsibly.
>>> 
>>> Visit me at http://citroen.cappyfabrics.com
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