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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1863498, member: 66"]Always amazes me the number of people who don't mind potentially having to pay a lot more than they need to, as long as they don't pay more than they are willing to.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is at $100 and you are willing to pay $500 so you put that in as your max bid, and a shill bidder runs it up to $400 so you win it at $420 you're happy because you got it for less than your max. But without the shill bidder you would have gotten it for $100. Shill cost you an extra $320 but you're happy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if it wasn't a shill but just a "nickel and dime" bidder who just keeps bidding the next increment just trying to become the high bidder, you still get run up. That's why you snipe. A shill or a "nickel and dimer" might get one bid in, but they can't "run you up" and you can win at the lowest amount possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1863498, member: 66"]Always amazes me the number of people who don't mind potentially having to pay a lot more than they need to, as long as they don't pay more than they are willing to. If a coin is at $100 and you are willing to pay $500 so you put that in as your max bid, and a shill bidder runs it up to $400 so you win it at $420 you're happy because you got it for less than your max. But without the shill bidder you would have gotten it for $100. Shill cost you an extra $320 but you're happy. Even if it wasn't a shill but just a "nickel and dime" bidder who just keeps bidding the next increment just trying to become the high bidder, you still get run up. That's why you snipe. A shill or a "nickel and dimer" might get one bid in, but they can't "run you up" and you can win at the lowest amount possible.[/QUOTE]
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