I agree with Allen. Use the proxy bid feature to automatically outbid the
guys who time the end of the auction.
Richard
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>When you bid on E-Bay, you can put in any amount you want to spend on an
>item. The computer will automatically increase your bid by the MINIMUM bid
>amount if someone else bids a bit higher than you. If you are bidding on an
>item and the current bid is $10.00 with a minimum increase of $1.00, you can
>put in a bid of $50.00, and the system will only show a bid of $11.00 for
>you. If someone bids against you, say $20.00 maximum, your bid will go to
>$21.00, until it hits your maximum bid. Get the picture?
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>You bid any amount, up to what you are willing to pay. If someone bids more
>than you are willing to pay, who cares? Let them pay too much. The point
>is, you don't have to sit there and watch the bidding. It isn't updated in
>real time anyway.
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>"Caviar emptor! 'Let the buyer get fish eggs.'"
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>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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