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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2983154, member: 19463"]Frank is not CNG. He does not have a cast of thousands and heavy duty computers tracking your bids. If you want to win a coin, you have the option of bidding more (a lot more) than one advance so the people who call at the last minute and offer one advance will not win. Sniping at 5 seconds works well with venues like eBay but not with a guy with one phone line. I have never had Frank call me to say I was outbid and I do not know if he will do that if asked. When you ask he does tell what you have to bid to win a lot but that does not mean there won't be another bid five seconds later. It is up us to learn the rules for each sale venue and how we must bid to participate. In Frank's case, I suggest bidding the maximum you actually are willing to pay and not checking again because, if you were honest with that first number, the lot will go for more than you are willing to pay. Bidding just one more bid over and over until you win a lot in any sale is a way to guarantee you pay more than you wanted to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2983154, member: 19463"]Frank is not CNG. He does not have a cast of thousands and heavy duty computers tracking your bids. If you want to win a coin, you have the option of bidding more (a lot more) than one advance so the people who call at the last minute and offer one advance will not win. Sniping at 5 seconds works well with venues like eBay but not with a guy with one phone line. I have never had Frank call me to say I was outbid and I do not know if he will do that if asked. When you ask he does tell what you have to bid to win a lot but that does not mean there won't be another bid five seconds later. It is up us to learn the rules for each sale venue and how we must bid to participate. In Frank's case, I suggest bidding the maximum you actually are willing to pay and not checking again because, if you were honest with that first number, the lot will go for more than you are willing to pay. Bidding just one more bid over and over until you win a lot in any sale is a way to guarantee you pay more than you wanted to.[/QUOTE]
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