[AJD] Re: Re[ $300 Ebay JD gas cap and last minute bidding

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

Spencer's correct about the auctionstealer (and others similar to it) program.
I myself have never got around to doing it. If it's an item I absolutely need then I make 100% 
certain I am at the computer, go to the item, hit CONTROL N which opens up an identical window, 
enter my last desperate bid amount so all that's left is to hit the bid button, and count the 
auction down on the other window. Works okay for me. If I get it, great. If not, there'll 
always be another one along in the next 2-3 years....maybe.....lol
Greg




Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
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On Sun Nov 20 20:40 , Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> sent:

>Hello All,
>
>    I see the same seller has another one of these gas
>caps as item # 7563593824  presently selling for about
>$300.  I have compared bidder lists from the previous
>auction and two of the bidders are the same,  but the
>rest are unique.  Not sure if the darned thing is
>really made of gold or what..  Wonder how many of
>these the guy has??
>
>    The closed item number is  7560234025  if you want
>to compare for yourself...Now I think I need two of
>these if they are that popular....
>
>                Chris
>
>--- Spencer Yost yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the delay in posting this, and I guess you
>> have already gotten a
>> sense of what shill bidding is from the other
>> follow-up posts.   I'll
>> answer anyways though because I want to mention
>> another resource too:
>> Shill bids are fake bids from the seller or his
>> friends meant to push real
>> bidders up as far as they might go.   Its a delicate
>> game the seller has to
>> be careful with, but it will usually yield an extra
>> 10-15% for the seller,
>> especially on Ebay so it is very common.
>> 
>> So I use auctionstealer.com.  I don't do this
>> because I think snipe bidding
>> is all that useful(though I think it has been
>> helpful from time to time),
>> but it does prevent shill bidding when bidding is
>> not very competitive and
>> allows me to set a price a little more objectively
>> than I might in the
>> excitement of last minute bidding.  I put in the
>> most I want to pay, and
>> forget about it.  They bid in the last few seconds
>> for me whether I am at
>> work, driving, or eating dinner.   It is free(though
>> there are extra
>> capabilities for a fee) and very reliable.   My last
>> bid goes in the last
>> 15 seconds.   If I am very paranoid about the seller
>> or the item is
>> expensive, I pay the extra 2 bucks to get the 2-5
>> second service.
>> 
>> Spencer Yost
>> Owner, ATIS
>> Plow the Net!
>> http://www.atis.net
>> 
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>> On 11/7/2005 at 9:22 PM Chas. C. wrote:
>> 
>> >Spencer, mind giving those who might not know a
>> little lesson in what 
>> >"shill/push bidding is?
>> >Charlie
>> 
>> 
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