[rescue] Wow

[Kurt Huhn]

> > Done that, but 7s using Mozilla on an Irix machine is pretty damn
> > close.  When using the windows machine and Winning Bid Pro, I just set
> > to 1s and forgot about it - always won, as long as I put in a high
> > enough amount.
> 
> Heh, I use any old browser I want to, and as long as I put in a high enough
> amount, I win.  No stress, no worries, and I bid LONG before the auction
> ends...
> 
> I never understood it personally, but I guess some people just don't feel
> like they have a life unless they can squeeze some drama out of every last
> event, including on-line auctions.
> 
> Why don't you just BID for God's sake.

It gives other folks the opportunity to outbid you if you give them
enough time.  Some folks, who might not otherwise spend that much, might
feel obligated to "win" given a reason to try.

It also protects you, and typically lets you win an auction at a lower
price.  Most folks don't enter in the highest price they're willing to
pay - they try to get out of it with the bare minimum necessary - only
bidding again when/if they've been outbid.

It's an old tactic at auction of all kinds.  I frequent auction houses
of all kinds - cars, scrap, estate, antique.  The game is exactly the
same - more like poker than anyting else.  It's full of bluffing and
fakery.  There actually *is* a lot of drama to it, as well as
excitement.  It's game...
-- 
Kurt
kurt at k-huhn.com