Crap. Bid was too low. Dang it!
It was the Yacht America. Went for $33.00 and change.
Steve,
I don’t think of it as worring, but more like the thrill of the hunt. Makes it fun.
Stray,
Sorry you didn’t get it. But, I always say, there will be another.
Bummer, but like Bruce said, there will always be another. Just make a search and receive notifications on it. EBay will let you know when there are any new listings.
I have a high price set in mind,and I won’t go over it,so once I post my bid,that’s it,if I’m outbid,then it’s over in my mind.
I won’t get caught in a bidding war,then it ends up being no bargain for me.
They come around a lot. As was said, I set a watch and I get a notice of one of those every few weeks.
Straycat,
Don’t feel too bad. Revell is going to reissue the America as the USS America in May or there about. You might actually get it for a better price.
Steve
I have to admit that I feel fully satisfied winning in the last seconds. Sometimes I lose only to win a lower bid on another auction.
It’s the blockader version with the jib boom, dolphin striker and guns. I don’t know what that means as far as building the racer.
So you do admit you used a sniping service tool. Now you know why absolutely I hate getting into a bidding war. It’s fine if you set a maximum amount but it’s another thing when folks use a bidding sniping service tool.
I have played this game too often, and as a result, I do not use eBay any more.
The only bad thing I’ve found from setting a max bid is sometimes, after a couple of days, I change my mind and actually hope I loose.
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I’ve found that on newer items (models in this case) you generally get as good or better deals from regular on line sellers. Especially if ordering multiple items.
Older models are a different story as on line dealers rarely have older kits.
Let’s not forget the oddball brand kits too. Sometimes finding those are a gem to have.
I usually go the “max bid” route, my max varying according to how much I want it. On the other hand I’ve twice now had the opposite experience. I would put in a bid on a kit, then find another one for a “Buy It Now” price that’s lower than what I bid. I grab that one, thinking that I’ll be outbid on the first one. Nobody bids on it at all, and now I have two. I didn’t really need or want two, but I try to be philosophical about it.
There is nothing wrong with a good snipe, and snipers do not get involved in a bidding war. Snipers stay out of the bid until the last few seconds. A snipe tool is not needed, I never use one. If there is an item I want, it goes on my watch list. I only put items on my watch list that I know will end at a time I am home and on the net. If I see an item will close on a Saturday early evening and it’s an item I want, it will go on the watch list and I will not place a bid until the last 10 seconds or so of the auction, and that bid will only be placed if the item is still selling for under market value. I will never over bid on anything.
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Bearing in mind that first you have to make your bid and then you wait to confirm that bid in the second step, I leave it to the last 7 seconds before I place my best bid - when the timer shows 7 seconds to the end of the auction. If I win an auction, I pay the next best price, below my best bid so in some cases, I might have a saving of several hundred $, or perhaps a few $, depending on how I judged the demand for the item I bid on. We have an Import Tax and Duty free limit of A$1,000, so I have a limit on what I can buy, which was OK when the exchange rate was A$1 = US$1, but now it is roughly US$1 = A$1.50 and £1 = A$2 on eBay cost plus postage, so getting items at the right price is important…to the extent that I prefer to buy in Aussie from an Aussie e.shop, although with items not in stock here, it is very much a case of paying through the nose and hoping for the best. What costs you a £ or a US$ in your shops costs me A$1 - it is the fluctuations of the exchange rates which make overseas purchases via eBay, so challenging - hence placing my bids in the last 7 seconds. Brooker
Who has time to sit by a computer watching the bid timer wind down? Seriously, I’ve got better things to do besides watching and waiting for the bid wind down to the last second.
I quit making bids years ago and started going the “make an offer” route. Too many users using bid sniping tools and it get frustrating at times. Screw it.
To answer your question: thousands of people, they bid and snipe every day. If it’s not for, thats your call. I buy and sell on the bay and havent a bad thing to say about it.