[LargeFormat] OT EBay

[tripspud]

Hi Robert!

     Since I've recently bought all my large format gear on eBay, I
find snipping the auction a useful technic.  Of course, for desirable
and rare items, others are doing the same

      I'm amazed that generally, however, most items seem to reach
there market value.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

"Robert G. Hall" wrote:

> Ah, true, my dear fellow, but one may also artificially inflate the
> price by entering the maximum bid early on.
>
> It seems to me that most bidders just throw out a bid with little
> thought behind it. If they don't become the high bidder they may enter
> another bid slightly higher, which may continue for some time, thus
> causing the price to inch up and up.
>
> If there are no bids on the item, or only a couple, bidding early to
> raise the price may only cause the human urge from your fellow bidders
> to want to win the auction, instead of waiting for the next item to come
> along.
>
> Bidding at the last moment gains you two more benefits that you wouldn't
> have by bidding early: 1. Not giving the other bidders a chance to think
> about out bidding you, and 2. not giving yourself a chance to raise the
> price beyond what you were originally willing to bid.
>
> Please forward all requests for eBay consultations to my secretary. ;-)
>
> Robert