Re: A Golden Opportunity!

From: Don Bruder (dakidd_at_sonic.net)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 06:52:35 GMT

In article <4123efda$1@mustang.speedfactory.net>,
 "Michael A. Covington" <look@ai.uga.edu.for.address> wrote:

> "Don Bruder" <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote in message
> news:LbNUc.8416$54.122899@typhoon.sonic.net...
>
> > Therefore, I figure out what I'm willing to pay when I find a listing
> > that interests me, then I sit back until a second or two before the end
> > of the auction, and drop that amount in as a bid. So far, I've never
> > paid more than I valued the item at, and have never been "out-sniped".
> >
> > Those of you crying foul overhaving an item sniped out from under you...
> > "Too bad, so sad". You should have bid what you were willing to pay, and
> > made sure that amount was more than what I was willing to pay.
> >
> > And that's the long and short of it: You anti-sniping folks are crying
> > because you got something taken away from you by someone who knew what
> > they wanted, knew what it was worth to them, and wanted it worse than
> > you did. Get over it.
>
> Er... Can't we say the same to YOU? If you know what you're willing to pay,
> why do you snipe? Why don't you do what you're telling us to do?

First: Sure, you COULD say the same to me - except for one minor detail:
I now own the item, and you don't. So saying anything like that seems
rather pointless. Why should I "get over" getting exactly what I wanted?

Second: See my other message in this thread. In a nutshell: Just because
I'm WILLING to pay $X doesn't mean I *WANT* to pay $X. If I can get it
for less by sniping (which I have in all cases so far - I'm *CERTAIN*
the one that fails is coming somewhere in my future, but that hasn't
happened yet) because my interest doesn't trigger somebody into either
"mothing" me up to $X or beyond, then I'm going to do so. 

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