My Christmas present got sniped away from me

I watched that coin every day. Amazing piece. I probably would have bid over 4 If I was in a better situation. I lost out on the coin in my avatar then had to go hunt it down. That is always an option too if you decide you want it bad enough.

 

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And also, remember if you're the second highest bidder, there is a chance the winner may back off...I've had that happen to me (been on eBay for about 12 years now). Otherwise...keep on looking on there and other good auction/coin selling sites!

-James-

 

With coins tomorrow is always another day and you never know what will fall into your lap. Patience is the key to a nice collection.

It's quite possible that the bidder who won by $5 was ready to bid $500 to win it, the coin really is that nice. When you are rich you don't need patience.

Life is not fair! :devil:

 

I do pretty much what you do. I watch an item that interests me, and see how the bid is going. If by the end, the bid is still low, I'll place my one and only bid and hope for the best. If however the bid has gone over what I'm willing to offer, I forget it and move on. As you put it, 'less hassle'.

~Daniel

 

I place my top bid (the highest I'm willing to go) in the remaining few seconds. If I win, I win, if I lose, I lose and there's no way to up my bid higher than my max..

I learned my lesson when I was very young at my first auction. I got caught up in a frenzied bidding war and paid $30 for a piece of crap monkey pod wood boat that retailed new for about $8. With online auctions, it's too easy to spend way too much money very quickly!

 

It's true about sniping. I bid at least double on items under 100 bucks. On items over 100 dollars, I bid one and on-half times. I have been sniped with even those heights, so sometimes were just fated to make a losing effort, no matter what. Just not our day, so it happens to all of us. But I still; seethe when I miss....