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Aha, I wondered if it was yours.

Only a slight lack of money, space and time prevents me from bidding.

Actually, space isn't a problem for a SOO, but it would have to live
outside and yours doesn't look that shite.

 

You misunderstand me. Not sentimental attachment (although perhaps a
touch). Just don't want it to be won by some chancer who doesn't really
want it, thinks they have paid over the odds, and doesn't follow
through. I had this once with a set of alloy wheels and tyres (car).

In fact, I am still in touch with the new owner of the only bike I have
sold on Ebay so far. A really nice guy as it turned out.

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Jackie, have a word with her.

 

Not a single bid. DIGAF? Surprisingly - No. I realised the timing wasn't
ideal for me anyway. Their loss.

BTW did some UKRMer go to the trouble of registering on Ebay china just
to send me a windup question for seller?


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This is something I don't understand about ebay. Since it's a blind
proxy bidding process, if everyone just bid the most they were prepared
to pay as soon as they saw the auction, there'd be no need to wait
until the last second. Or am I missing something?

 

Yes
HTH

 

Well, what?

 

*sigh*
because lots of active bidding gets people enthusiastic and drives
prices up, is why. Also one is never quite sure what one is prepared to
pay until the end!
I use www.esnipe.co.uk which can sometimes get end of auction bids in
late enough to bork the system and the next levels of incremental
bidding don't get through.
Then again I am usually buying stuff other people don't want.

 

Well yes, there's human nature and everything. Anyway, it was in no way
intended as a criticism since I sometimes wait till the last minute
myself (and then pay more than originally intended). But if everyone
thought about it logically...

 

there would be no war or hunger