Author: Steve B
Date: 03:31:11 02/04/05
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> >I have never heard of using a bidding agent for Ebay. Now you mention it they >have them at auction houses eg Sotherbys. it is PC software that places a bid within the closing moments or you can use an on-line service for it i personally use software and i usually watch as the auction closes,unless of course i am working or its late at night,etc etc several of the collectors you mentioned in these last few posts use one i know because i discussed it with them SS for certain most do > >No doubt for Ebay this is a US innovation which hopefully will stay your side of >the pond. last time i heard Germany,France ,Spain and Italy are on your side of the pond and so is Great Britain they all use one over there i know a British collector that use software to bid sure sign that a bidder is using one is the ability to place bids time after time within the last few seconds(less then 10) before i used bidding software i could never consistently manage a bid within the last ten seconds and lost out to those that did > >I can assure you that it was my finger that pushed the key that won my Eyeball >at 2.40 am GMT. It is a lot of fun as the last few seconds approach perhaps for the Eyeball but i just quickly reviewed you last few ebay wins 6,7 11 and 4 seconds you must have great hand eye coordination even better then men 1/3 your age The idea of>missing the tension, by having someone else do it, amazes me.or me the >pleasure of collecting includes the thrill of the hunt. the pleasure of collecting has nothing to do with the adrenaline rush of a last second Ebay win thats the thrill of winning a close horse race,the adrenaline rush of a close contest for me my most pleasurable moments in collecting were not even Ebay related they were trades of really rare computers made between me and other collectors or being offered a very rare computer to purchase if you arent already using bidding software(and you might be the only one) you should look into it Mike everyone on your side uses it including your own country and there is no need to be up late at night bidding on a chess computer or not being able to bid while at work unless you need the adrenaline rush that is.. Steve
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