Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 19:19:24 03/20/05
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On March 20, 2005 at 22:04:59, Steve B wrote: >A fine win for one of our members > >interesting to note is the mistake the second place bidder made in this auction >he bid the same as the winner but since his bid was made after the lead bidder.. >he loses > >NEVER bid an even amount >i cant tell you how many bids i won by less then $1 >always place a bid with pennies >for example..here a bid of $250.03 might have won >although i dont know for sure what the winning bidders max bid was..the pennies >would have meant nothing and possibly enough to win: > > > > >http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=5174035482 > > >Bidding 101 Regards >Steve congrats , that was good price, with respect to the bidding you are right ...throw some extra pennies on that bid, you will never notice it and they will come in handy once a while ... also .. we do know for sure that the winning bid relected the top bids for both bidders -> they both bid the exact same amount -- winnings bid that are tied reflect the top bids from both bidders...230.03 would have won here by either bidder ...
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