Originally Posted by JeffS
I could rant for days about people who start bidding on items days before the end.
As a seller, I love it, but as a buyer it drives me insane.
You'll see something like a nice frame go up with a $10 starting bid (WITH NO RESERVE) and within the first day idiots have run it up to over $500. Some of this is due to shill bidding by sellers, but not the majority. Are their that many people out there who don't understand that the early bidder never wins?
I respectfully disagree. Becuase of the randomness of Ebay (i.e. the same item ending in different acutions two hours apart and one getting bid above MSRP and the other ending wiyh 0 bids) I am the type of bidder you hate.
When I see an item (currently looking for sidesteps for my Jeep) I bid what I am willing to pay. If I win, I win, if not, it's on to the next auction. I am not looking to outbid someone else nor do I get caught up in that entire meotional trap. I set a price and if I win, great, if not , it sold for more than I was willing to pay.