Re: Newbie eBay seller is saved by the bell



On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:44:46 -0700, JC Dill <jcdill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tonight she lost an auction "at the last second" for quite a bit less
than she would have paid and 1 bid increment over her bid (because she
hadn't bid her max). I explained about sniping, and about bidding
one's max. (I've told her about bidding her max before.) She's
probably going to lose a few more auctions before she gets it.

Fortunately, losing a few auctions is a cost-free way to learn.

--
Ty
Who is mostly just a
slightly skewed
Donna Reed

It is easier to fight for one?s principles than to live up to them.
- Alfred Adler
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