Howard Montaques BBS rocco (well, sorta)

[mardak at cogeco.ca (mardak@cogeco.ca)]

Allyn, considering how many items you've bought on Ebay, I'm surprised you haven't learned art of the sniper bid!

All you're doing is driving up the price by getting in a bidding war...

Many people don't know how to bid properly and bid just enough to be the high bidder, instead of entering a maximum bid
of what they're willing to pay for the item.  By waiting until the last 15 seconds (with highspeed of course) and
entering a bid with a maximum of what you're willing to buy the item for, you're more likely to get the item cheaper
than by going up against someone and letting emotions create an artificially high price...

I've heard the arguement that "sniper bidding" is unethical.  I don't see it that way at all...  If you're maximum bid
is beat, whether or not it's by a bidder that comes in at the last second, that person was willing to pay more for the
item than you were.  It's only when you put a bid in that is just enough to be highest bidder that you leave yourself
open to be "sniped"...

Mark.
75
80 S
81 S  2.0 ABA/JH/4K


> well, it doesnt exist yet, but it will eventually, one year from now to be
> exact.
>
> for those who were following along, howard posted to the list last week
> saying he was going overseas for a job. he will be there for a year. go
> figure that as soon as he leaves a bbs kit shows up on ebay (big thanks to
> brian mcgarvey-ster for the heads up). i got a hold of howard and he gave me
> the green light (and a rather high max - he has wanted one of those bbs
> roccos for a LONG time). think about it, he sold the rieger and wanted to
> build a bbs rocco, it just never happened. anyhow, check the goods:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2468781944
> i'll be getting the kit and storing it for howard until his triumphant
> return from overseas.
>
> o well, enough for now, gotta go check out this tubular steel in the
> garage...
> Al
>
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (daily driver, 200k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)
> 86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (rocco #8)
> 90 Passat GL 16V (the wifes new daily, 200k)
>
>
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