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<p>[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 334681, member: 6370"]Oh those are all good points and you are right, I am not a huge fan of the strict time based auction. I am always firm that I want to buy it as cheap as possible because I am a cheap. My idea of cheap and how much I am willing to pay is often, in the end, dependant on how cheap it still is as the auction closes and am I willing to bid a little more. On a cheaper item that is harder to find and might be book price 4 bucks, but it is rare to find, or to to see in such good shape, that you might be willing to pay a little more if pushed by necessity.</p><p> </p><p>I know I can always go elsewhere but I like ebay on the whole and for every 5-10 I get sniped on, I manage to get one here and there at a decent price. More for world coins and medals where an auction can easily sit dormant until the last few seconds...its like hyper auction...</p><p> </p><p>I do as you say on the whole and put a max in and reevaluate along the way...but I figured I would chime in on what I think could be improved. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 334681, member: 6370"]Oh those are all good points and you are right, I am not a huge fan of the strict time based auction. I am always firm that I want to buy it as cheap as possible because I am a cheap. My idea of cheap and how much I am willing to pay is often, in the end, dependant on how cheap it still is as the auction closes and am I willing to bid a little more. On a cheaper item that is harder to find and might be book price 4 bucks, but it is rare to find, or to to see in such good shape, that you might be willing to pay a little more if pushed by necessity. I know I can always go elsewhere but I like ebay on the whole and for every 5-10 I get sniped on, I manage to get one here and there at a decent price. More for world coins and medals where an auction can easily sit dormant until the last few seconds...its like hyper auction... I do as you say on the whole and put a max in and reevaluate along the way...but I figured I would chime in on what I think could be improved. :)[/QUOTE]
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