NavList:

Frank wrote:

> You "sniped" it, eh?

Heh... it was actually more a case of "lucky circumstances".

I was working on another project and set an alarm on the watch with about 10
minutes to go in the auction. As luck would have it, I couldn't break away
from what I was doing (replacing parts inside a laptop) until about 3
minutes to go. My first bid came back immediately as "outbid" (I'm guessing
one of the other people had auto-bid turned on), so I waited until about 30
seconds left, re-bid and managed to snag it that way.

> Have you ever used  esnipe.com? I used to more often,
> but lately, I just try to time it right.

I've heard about it, but no personal experience yet. I've finally taken the
plunge into buying on E-Bay after just lurking for a couple of years - so
far I'm 2 for 2, so I'm feeling a little frisky lately...  ;-)

Is esnipe kosher by E-Bay? I know they'll yank your listing (and your
membership) if they catch you shill-bidding, but I guess using an outside
service isn't that much different that their own auto-bid system.

--
GregR


----- Original Message -----
From: <FrankReedCT@aol.com>
To: <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: [NavList 192] Re: Proper Packing for Shipping a Sextant?


>
> Greg, you wrote:
> "For better or worse, I won  the auction - swooped in at the last minute
and
> managed to trump two other  bidders. Happiness in this case is a fast
> Internet connection and rapid  typing skills...  :-)."
>
> You "sniped" it, eh? Have you ever used  esnipe.com? I used to more often,
> but lately, I just try to time it right.
>
> -FER
> 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
> www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
>
>
> >
>



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