What Is An Unused McCoy Mayflower Reprodution Worth?

Some would say you were about a hundred eighty out on that.

On 12/15/2008 8:00 AM Steve Caple spake thus:

Right. "One small shoe for a man ..."

I would think that if Ebay were truly concerned about maximizing their profits and getting the most for their sellers, they would take steps to eliminate or at least minimize "sniping." Such a statement is sure to be controversial, and it does make for a lively discussion. I'd suggest that it could be minimized in one of two ways:

First, add a specific amount of time to each auction after a bid is made in the last five minutes. Think about it... have you ever been to an auction where the auctioneer accepted a bid then IMMEDIATELY closed the bidding? No, he or she starts at that price and tries to get one or two more bids. I've seen the time when a small bid has led to a lengthy bidding process that results in a much higher price AND a greater profit for the auctioneer.

The second option would be to have a random ending time on an auction. This could be a seller's choice kind of thing. Your auction would end randomly sometime within 15 minutes of the posted end time. I'd think this would encourage others to bid a little earlier instead of waiting at the last minute. To wait until the last few seconds to place a bid, would be rolling the dice.

Thoughts?

dlm

Yup.

Which is why I addressed you as "idiot".

~Pete

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Whatever your problem is, this is not the place to get help.

This has been hashed over for YEARS and e-bay has done Nothing.

I don't necessarily agree with the statement in my last post. While I do live in US I don't agree that the world revolves around us but overall, USA seems to think that it is all about us. We all need to "play nice" but I suspect that this won't happen anytime soon. At least not in my lifetime. Too many religious fanatics... Funny how now I even got religion involved in a thread about determing value of a model train. :-)

Peteski

Depends on whether or not you're primarily targeting potential buyers in the US.

Nope, it was *both* shoes, and the thrower missed Bush clean on both tries. (You'd think he would have spent some time practising up before attempting a gesture that's likely to put him in the slammer for quite some time.)

But I must admit to enjoying the smirk on Maliki's face as he registered what was going on -and that he wasn't the target.

~Pete

eBay is more concerned with getting the most for *themselves* and they've got a new way of doing it:=A0they're trying to completely get rid of paper payments so that the sellers will *have* to use PayPal - which eBay now owns- thereby giving eBay a double-dip into the seller's profits.

Greed: it's wonderful...

~Pete

Amen to that, brother! Ayatollhoids are worse than hemmorhoids - despite being much the same in many ways.

Do you believe it's RARE! Jusr L@@K! It must be collectable - says do in the Book!

Or, on the other hand, it's worth what the market will bear, but that's another religion, belief in the Omnipotent Invisible Hand.

You are trying to equate a live auction with an impersonal electronic media. Maybe, if eBay required all bidders to use a web cam in real-time, it might work. But, no, imagine the headache trying to facilitate all those auctions at one time. And your suggestion would require that the bidders be awake and online at the time. As has been stated before, 5:00PM in one part of the world is NOT 5:00PM in another part!

Again, this would require all interested parties to be awake and online at the approximate time of the auction ending. The simplest, easiest answer is still to decide how much you are willing to pay for the item and then submit your bid. If someone over bids you, either by sniping or by a bid that was submitted earlier, so be it.

If I decide $20 is the max I will pay for an item, waiting around for auction end in the hopes of bidding more than that is ludicrous. Not having a clue as to what your maximum amount for an item is, well, foolish!

Try not to, It makes my hair hurt! :)

I snipe all the time. First of all, I live in a "time zonally challenged" area for US auctions - Australia. Then, in my line of work, I am out of the office most of the day. Relax. Self employed. If I'm in the office working, my relaxation comes from cruising the web, including newsgroups. Sniping also allows me to bid while I sleep.

What's the difference between an automated snipe and a bidder waiting at the keyboard until the stroke of death for the auction? Nothing.

You can have my sniping software when you pry it from my cold dead hands. Perhaps you should try it? Afraid you might become addicted?

-- Ray

Other than whinging over a lost bid by someone who's quicker off the mark than you are, what's wrong with sniping?

Nothing to stop anyone sniping. All part of the game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose.

Grow up, suck it up, get a life.

Cheers Roger T. See the GER at: -