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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1445500, member: 13650"]I agree. I've done it both ways. I've used the software before. It worked great, but I'm not buying stuff often enough to make it worth paying for. I usually tend to make one larger purchase every month or two as opposed to 50 purchases a month. So the software isn't worth it to me. </p><p><br /></p><p> I don't enjoy the excitement either. When it comes down to something I really want, the losses hurt worse than the wins feel good to me. But it's all in how the game plays out. Most people fool around only trying to outbid the last person by a buck or two. I usually let them fool around and then enter in a very high price at the end to clear it all out. If somebody else is employing my tactics, then the price skyrockets. lol But usually it just clears out everybody and you win. If you have to have something. </p><p><br /></p><p> Back when I briefly got back into baseball cards years ago, there was a rare, 1/? Nolan Ryan patch card that had a really cool piece of jersey patch on it. I wanted it pretty bad. I let my emotions take over and threw in a high bid with 1 second remaining. The other guy must have wanted it worse. The same high bidder won, but I made him pay $150 more for the card. lol I was the only one trying to outbid him. I'm sure the seller was happy. The buyer probably thought it was a shill. I've only had this happen a couple times. Sometimes it's go big or go home.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1445500, member: 13650"]I agree. I've done it both ways. I've used the software before. It worked great, but I'm not buying stuff often enough to make it worth paying for. I usually tend to make one larger purchase every month or two as opposed to 50 purchases a month. So the software isn't worth it to me. I don't enjoy the excitement either. When it comes down to something I really want, the losses hurt worse than the wins feel good to me. But it's all in how the game plays out. Most people fool around only trying to outbid the last person by a buck or two. I usually let them fool around and then enter in a very high price at the end to clear it all out. If somebody else is employing my tactics, then the price skyrockets. lol But usually it just clears out everybody and you win. If you have to have something. Back when I briefly got back into baseball cards years ago, there was a rare, 1/? Nolan Ryan patch card that had a really cool piece of jersey patch on it. I wanted it pretty bad. I let my emotions take over and threw in a high bid with 1 second remaining. The other guy must have wanted it worse. The same high bidder won, but I made him pay $150 more for the card. lol I was the only one trying to outbid him. I'm sure the seller was happy. The buyer probably thought it was a shill. I've only had this happen a couple times. Sometimes it's go big or go home.[/QUOTE]
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