E-bay complaints: was Re: "Response" from seller with the"Apple-1"

[Joe R.]

At 04:50 PM 7/4/05 +0100, Phil wrote:
>In message <3.0.6.32.20050704101150.0095d4e0 at pop-server.cfl.rr.com>
>          "Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>    What is it with all you people that want to wait till the last second to
>> bid and then you whine when don't win.
>
>I don't wait until the last second. I place a bid about four hours before the
>auction ends. If it's over my max, I don't bother bidding at all.
>What's the problem with that?!

   The problem is that it's too easy to forget to bid!

  What's the point in waiting till four hours (or four days, or four
minutes or four seconds) before the end?  If its not over your max then bid
ANYTIME. If you bid early, *friends* will see your bid and not bid against
you AND you don't have to worry about forgetting to bid.

   Joe