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Right. Unless you are willing to keep testing the amount of the reserve with incremental bids, I say just forget about it.
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The malamute's owner fell and broke her hip. Looks like I have a dog as big as me and stronger to take care of for a while.
On ice too. Lotsa fun.
On ice too. Lotsa fun.
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The other 'fun' ebay thing that I like is the "NO RESERVE!!!*"
*starting bid is $300
*starting bid is $300
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On eBay auctions the trick is to realize it is about paying what you want to for an item, not winning a contest. That is why I always snipe, either with eSnipe or on my own. With six seconds to go I enter the top bid I am willing to pay. No one knows I am there prior to that and bids up the price because they are challenged by me. I win about 80% of the time and never feel ripped off. Bidding early and often, essentially asking the other bidders to outdo you, has no upside.
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On eBay auctions the trick is to realize it is about paying what you want to for an item, not winning a contest. That is why I always snipe, either with eSnipe or on my own. With six seconds to go I enter the top bid I am willing to pay. No one knows I am there prior to that and bids up the price because they are challenged by me. I win about 80% of the time and never feel ripped off. Bidding early and often, essentially asking the other bidders to outdo you, has no upside.
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Yeah, I was never totally sure what a Reserve price meant. I think it means it's the minimum price the seller will accept, and if the winning bid is still lower than the minimal acceptable price then screw it, he ain't selling it (at this time).
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Yay for antibiotics.
How do you and the Mrs. feel about probiotics? Cause antibiotics kill the good biotics too.
How do you and the Mrs. feel about probiotics? Cause antibiotics kill the good biotics too.
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Casablanca would be in my top 15 whereas CK wouldn't be in my top 50.
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So your sister kicked you out because of your complaining about the cold, didn't she?
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Yet snobs wallow in it gleefully.
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The phone is almost fully charged. Breakfast has been et and somewhat digested. It's a partly sunny 79*A outside. And I'm off to see if I can find the elusive passage between Muxupip and the dude ranch. This will be my second try, but the first from this end.
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On eBay auctions the trick is to realize it is about paying what you want to for an item, not winning a contest. That is why I always snipe, either with eSnipe or on my own. With six seconds to go I enter the top bid I am willing to pay. No one knows I am there prior to that and bids up the price because they are challenged by me. I win about 80% of the time and never feel ripped off. Bidding early and often, essentially asking the other bidders to outdo you, has no upside.
Too bad we can't shoot the early trolls.
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I'm not a big eBay fan.
Major CL addict, however.
Currently trying not to go get this one.
Major CL addict, however.
Currently trying not to go get this one.
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Go get it. I don't know a thing about it, but it looks sweet.
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Yes. She especially needs them to prevent yeast infection when she is on an antibiotic.
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For the record, as a holder of eBay stock, I would appreciate people not calling it FleaBay or ScamBay or any other disrespectful term. You know who you are, @datlas.
I do however appreciate all who participate in our fine business model.
Back to regular programming.
I do however appreciate all who participate in our fine business model.
Back to regular programming.
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My Garmin 810 crashed again about 11 miles in to today's ride and lost today's data. Third time in a week or so. I'm doing a factory reset again and if that doesn't handle it, it's going in to the nearest cornfield and getting plowed under.
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huh . . . . . wut . . . . . where . . . . . you see rats?
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For the record, as a holder of eBay stock, I would appreciate people not calling it FleaBay or ScamBay or any other disrespectful term. You know who you are, @datlas.
I do however appreciate all who participate in our fine business model.
Back to regular programming.
I do however appreciate all who participate in our fine business model.
Back to regular programming.
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