If you really want a item...from a collectors viewpoint, just bid a irrational price on it. It sure will be yours...and sometimes its more important that your collections gets the very last puzzle piece than the price:

eg.

with my 70's colection I'm still after a olivetti valentine in green: these typewriters are mainly made in red...some in white (I own 5)...a few in blue (I own one) and only for the south africa market in green ...I would pay nearly any price to get one of them....have only seen one in my life...but the front lip was missing: 1800 usd...

So Chuck if you find one either by sniping or with your warm body..... let me know!

Alex

: Re: The rules are the same for everyone… Bid
: as yo Posted By: Alex Date: 6/3/05 04:30
: GMT

: In Response To: The rules are the same for
: everyone… Bid as you… (Chicagoland Chuck
: Maddox)

: chuck: you put much effort into this answer:
: and I want to thank you.... You're
: welcome, but you might be surprised... In my
: old age, I've become pretty effecient in
: typing, composing (on the fly), and
: borrowing from old posts to get posts made
: quickly and without undue effort.

: I also agree you can be MUCG (much)
: faster with manual bidding...in former times
: I had a special watch, which counts such
: accurate and matchs 100% with the ebay time:
: you can bid 2 seconds in advance...no
: problem manually, but with snipes, it will
: not work! For quick reactions to the
: situation at hand, there is no substitute
: for a warm body at the browser. I use a
: bidding service more than anything else
: these days myself, but I use a variety of
: methods to keep my skills up.

: I ONLY use it, because all the items I like
: are far away and this maschine is doing it
: 24/7 for me...its very convenient....and be
: informed my win/dont won rate is still 50/50
: ...so snipers dont have an advantage,
: besides in convenience: of course this is my
: personal opinion! Snipers only have an
: advantage if you let them have an advantage.
: If you plan your strategy and bid
: appropriately you should have just as much
: chance on any given item regardless of which
: method you use to post your bid.

: Alex

: -- Chuck

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