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Southern Belles on Ebay #143139 07/22/03 07:15 PM
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These beauties are all over ebay.I have my eye carefully watching St Augustine.This one is going to be a steal.I want this one real badly.This one just doesn't come by too often.
Rick

Re: Southern Belles on Ebay #143140 07/23/03 03:09 AM
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You guys and gals who post these great buys on ebay before you've closed are just begging to have someone else overbid you when you post these things on the Forums.

It's nice to share, but I'd keep the great buy under my hat until I've got it wrapped up.

Re: Southern Belles on Ebay #143141 07/23/03 03:23 PM
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Bravo to St. Member. Couldn't agree with him more.Had Ocracoke all wrapped-up until some "goody-two-shoes" decided he needed to do his good deed for the day. Finding these jewels
is one thing getting them is another. Some things are best kept under your hat.


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Re: Southern Belles on Ebay #143142 07/23/03 10:00 PM
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Rick,

I agree with John 100%. A sneak attack is the only way to win a war. I know if I wanted St Augustine, now that you made me aware of it, I would be bidding on it myself(but I don't need it so if you get outbid, it wasn't me).


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Re: Southern Belles on Ebay #143143 07/23/03 10:22 PM
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I agree with all of the above. I couldn't tell you the number of times I've gotten into a bidding war inside the last 2 or 3 minutes on ebay. More than a couple of times I've lost out, or just said "foget it, you can have it." Once, I all but had St Augustine, till some SCHMUCK outbid me in the last 3 seconds! I ended up buying it from a member of the forums a week later, so all was well. But I agree, if you want it, don't tell a soul.

Re: Southern Belles on Ebay #143144 07/24/03 08:25 AM
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I've been an eBay member since the beginning of time. As a matter of fact I never had to give them a credit card number. They just bill me. I can't tell you how many auctions I lost in the last few seconds of bidding. It can be very discouraging.

I guess people with a lot of time on their hands just wait it out and put their final bid in during the last few seconds. This keeps the bid down, in most cases, and allows them to out bid a competitor who may be sleeping at the time.

I guess the lesson to be learned from eBay is to put in the highest bid you are willing to pay for something and let it ride. That way you will either win the object in the last few seconds or see it sold for a price you weren't willing to pay.

smile Bob smile

Re: Southern Belles on Ebay #143145 07/25/03 04:33 PM
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I agree with Bob's technique. I can't always be around and online when an auction ends. It's not infrequent for an item I'm watching to end in the small hours of the morning in my time zone.


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