[sdiy] ASM-1 on Ebay

[CasioRZ1 at aol.com]

Hey,

This (sniping) will get you a good deal once in a while, and garner you some 
ill will at the same time (not condemning anyone who practices this, just 
stating a fact).  It also tends to push the reserves up.

The best advice I can give is perhaps the most obvious: if you're a seller, 
don't put a reserve that's less than you'll sell for.  If you're asking a 
reasonable price, someone will probably buy it.  If you're a buyer, bid what 
you're actually willing to pay.  That way, the ppl who bid 50 cents every two 
minutes will be screwed, and you'll get the item you want... and if you 
don't, you didn't want it as much as they did.

I agree 100% on the pictures bit... you gotta have 'em or a lot of ppl won't 
even look.

My $.02...

Derek

 


In a message dated 2/25/2001 6:52:09 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
sbernardi at home.net writes:

<< If you really want to increase your chances of winning a bid, bid within
 the last minute or the last few seconds (it's called sniping). I've got
 some software called Turbobid that does it for you (you don't even need
 to be at the computer).
 
 Something to add to the "if selling" pointers:
 Put in a real good description - assume you are educating people that
 aren't familiar with what you're selling.
 Pictures! They're worth a thousand words, you know. >>