tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post7432082158089968816..comments2023-12-10T21:53:22.692+01:00Comments on Sorcery of Scent: Ebay: a word to the wiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-25778956325614401232010-06-18T02:27:04.032+02:002010-06-18T02:27:04.032+02:00God that is awful Dimitri - I hate that when it ha...God that is awful Dimitri - I hate that when it happens ! I know the thoughts well..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-81605090298872003102009-12-21T23:58:48.889+01:002009-12-21T23:58:48.889+01:00I try to restrict my bidding to things I've de...I try to restrict my bidding to things I've decided I really want. I pick a top price, typically 1/2 what I think I'd pay in a store. After all, there will be postage, and there's some risk that the juice may not be good. If I don't win, I look again the next day.<br /><br />Of course this doen't work for a unique item. <br /><br />I guess the bottom line is, what's the bottle worth to you? At the moment I wouldn't pay $600 for the first bottle of Chanel No. 5, even if certified filled by Coco herself. But next year...who knows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-51643016250868406052009-07-20T07:04:42.451+02:002009-07-20T07:04:42.451+02:00Hi,Dimi,
Having been there too,(I lost an item b...Hi,Dimi, <br /><br />Having been there too,(I lost an item by a paltry 46 cents) I decided to go the sniper route and I've had better luck doing it on my own. The sniper sites will tell you that ebay always has the final say. On two occasions I was told that I was the winner,only to find that someone else had placed an earlier bid at ebay! The advice that ebay gives you has worked the best for me, decide what your absolute maximum bid is, and place it asap. I've won items that I'd bid on days earlier, that someone else had bid the same exact ammount, only my bid had been place earlier than theirs. If you decide to try an auction sniper, some of them will give you from three, to six snipes free as a trail. My advice is, if your heart is REALLY set on something DIY ! <br /><br />I linked to your blog from basenotes, thanks ! <br /><br />MJMJhttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-11993362958854612312009-06-18T17:15:56.590+02:002009-06-18T17:15:56.590+02:00Oh, poor you!
Though you'll never know how muc...Oh, poor you!<br />Though you'll never know how much the other party had as a maximum bid - they may have had a $200 bid up for all you know. If that were the case, and you would've entered a high maximum bid, too, it wouldn't have been a bargain for either of you. <br />Small comfort, perhaps.veuve amiotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-9229716476939418842009-06-17T20:12:22.030+02:002009-06-17T20:12:22.030+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.MJRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691203521957093189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-3618979956786801432009-06-17T19:17:34.228+02:002009-06-17T19:17:34.228+02:00Hi Mike,
Yes, Im aware of the auction sniper soft...Hi Mike,<br /><br />Yes, Im aware of the auction sniper software, but given the time frames involved here, I hadn't time to set one up. BID BIG PEOPLE! BID BIG!!!Blog Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031099057307131978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-7532638805580547672009-06-17T18:40:13.255+02:002009-06-17T18:40:13.255+02:00I meant Ebay buyers. Duh.I meant Ebay buyers. Duh.Mike Pereznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-82626217477084460492009-06-17T18:38:27.615+02:002009-06-17T18:38:27.615+02:00I think we have ALL been there D.
You are aware t...I think we have ALL been there D.<br /><br />You are aware that there are third party softwares, in use by many EBay sellers, to bid at the very last minute without having to do it manually. That is most likely what happened, with your ALO bid. They're called sniper programs (I personally don't use these) and you can find more info about them here: http://news.iwantcollectibles.com/ebay-snipe-review.shtmlMike Pereznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-6343598635810995652009-06-17T16:43:37.085+02:002009-06-17T16:43:37.085+02:00I promise I'm not laughing at your expense, bu...I promise I'm not laughing at your expense, but I've been in that same situation and I know the pain and the feeling that someone was saying "neener neener" (that person has been me before) as I clacked away from the page with head hung low.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078016538216312950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-11609303163638063942009-06-17T14:41:04.677+02:002009-06-17T14:41:04.677+02:00Oh my. 1 pound is close. you have my regrets share...Oh my. 1 pound is close. you have my regrets shared. <br />I remember not buying one... it still haunts me.Andyhttp://www.tauerperfumes.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970730377860494514.post-13355801292260532202009-06-17T02:02:19.036+02:002009-06-17T02:02:19.036+02:00How incredibly disappointing. My mother always sa...How incredibly disappointing. My mother always said to me, if you see something you want, buy it, because it might not be there when you go back. <br /><br />The motto of the story? It's the things we regret not buying that we kick ourselves over.Binnynoreply@blogger.com