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Everybody's got their Ebay scheme. Mine is that I decide on the maximum I'm willing to pay for an item up front. I watch the item, wait until 5 minutes to go. If the price is over my max, I'm done, I don't bid. If not, I wait until less than 30 seconds and bid my max. If I get it, great. If not, too bad.
The reason I wait is due to "Ebay buyer's syndrome" a disease that affects way too many Ebay bidders. They see an item, bid some fairly low price early in the auction, and start thinking "it's mine". They start planning on how they're going to use the item, what a great deal they're getting, etc. Oops, somebody out-bid them. Better jack that max. What? I'm still under the bid? But it's MINE! Next thing you know, yet another Ebay item goes for a ridiculous price. Example: the 914 Saratoga Top that bid up to $2200 early last year!!!
By not giving a person with a lower max than mine time to react, I avoid their sudden decision to increase their max bid. If they bid early, and their max is more than mine, well, I'm not going to get it, and that's fine with me. But 99% of the time, I find that I get the item. YMMV.
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Brad Anders
Scottsdale, AZ
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