"No Spam " No wrote


I've written about my strategy and it covers more cases than that.

Part of it is knowing the product, the market, my desires, and
knowing what I will pay from the beginning. As I own an SX-101A and
a 75S-1, I'm not especially interested in an SX-115, mint or
otherwise. Why is an SX-115 $5,000 (or more) and a 75S-1 is
$250-300?

Using your example, I would "know" that the right price is $500

($500 is not the right price for an SX-115 but lets go with your
numbers and your example.)


If I really, really wanted that one, I would bid $687.

Scenario 1 -

******Snip*****

All very well and good except for one thing--what is the rest of the bidding
world doing while all your listed shenninagians are going on????

Brian Goldsmith.

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:38:31 UTC, "Brian Goldsmith"
wrote:

All very well and good except for one thing--what is the rest of the bidding
world doing while all your listed shenninagians are going on????

Brian Goldsmith.

Doesn't matter as they fall into three categories.

1. Bottom feeders who aren't will to pay a fair price. They fall
out of the bidding early.

2. Feedback(0) who are willing to pay too much. They win the item
of course but I'll get the one next week or the week after.

3. Serious buyers who are watching their pennies as closely as I am.

Seems odd to call "shenninagians" what's actually simply deciding
what an item is worth to me and offering up a fair bid.

That term, however it's spelled, is better applied to "shilling" or
"sniping".

I have bought primo Collins gear from r.r.a.b members using my
method. Decide what I'm willing to pay, offering up my bid.

All I ask is that their photo's and descriptions are honest and they
pack the item well.

Shilling is STEALING. It's taking money right out of your pocket for
the sole benefit of the seller. It's also illegal in most states and
auctioneers can lose their licenses over this.

You may be happy paying more for something than you have to but I
prefer not to deal with someone who is demonstrably dishonest. Who
knows how *else* they might screw you?

73 John W3JN

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:08:22 UTC, wrote:

Shilling is STEALING. It's taking money right out of your pocket for
the sole benefit of the seller. It's also illegal in most states and
auctioneers can lose their licenses over this.

You may be happy paying more for something than you have to but I
prefer not to deal with someone who is demonstrably dishonest. Who
knows how *else* they might screw you?

73 John W3JN


What are you referring to?????

I'm a shill's nightmare. Many auctions that I've been in have
run-away, way above my max. Strangely, the prices of similar items
eventually settle down to more reasonable levels.

I can wait.

I'm here suggesting to folk that they set their max and stick to it.
One of the shill's tricks is to run up the price and hope that you
say, "ah, I can still get it."

Well no. If it's a dollar above my limit, it's above my limit. In
the near future, I'll probably have a chance to get one for even
less.

Shill, you can have it. I'll wait and get a better one for even
less.