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IHT · 02-19-2006, 02:17 PM

IHT · 02-19-2006, 02:32 PM

this one for SeanGAR...

BALKAN SOBRANIE

dfrancis · 02-20-2006, 04:08 AM

Shoot myself for pointing this out, this is a $160.00 Koncak. How does one get to be a power seller with 110 sales, exactly? With 321 I'm just getting started.. http://tinyurl.com/pzyz2

mr.c · 02-26-2006, 09:39 AM

7hrs left on this karl erik would love to get it but trying to cut back on spending

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

IHT · 03-04-2006, 12:19 AM

DO NOT OVERBID ON PIPES!!!

classic example. check this current auction with over 1 day remaining:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-NORDING-Ste...QQcmdZViewItem
the high bidder here needs a

now check THE EXACT SAME PIPE I WON a few months back.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6239738206

so, check online what these are going for NEW, and if it's a used pipe, don't bid that high... if it's new, i still wouldn't bid as high as a new one from a vendor online.

IHT · 03-04-2006, 02:19 AM

amazing to watch something you have a snipe bid in on...

GL Pease Ravens Wing...
TWO unopened tins in seperate auctions tonight...
my high bid was 37.50..
so, i watched from 15 minutes on down. sat at $22.50 all the way until 12 seconds, with only 7 bids.
then, a bid, another bid, then my bid was in there somewhere... next thing you know, sometime with less than 5 seconds left, someone snipes it with $47+.

joed · 03-04-2006, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IHT

amazing to watch something you have a snipe bid in on...

GL Pease Ravens Wing...
TWO unopened tins in seperate auctions tonight...
my high bid was 37.50..
so, i watched from 15 minutes on down. sat at $22.50 all the way until 12 seconds, with only 7 bids.
then, a bid, another bid, then my bid was in there somewhere... next thing you know, sometime with less than 5 seconds left, someone snipes it with $47+.

Something that has worked well for me - when there is an item that I think I want - I do sort of like what you do - put in a reasonable bid and watch it if I can ti see if someone tries to snipe.

But, if it is an item I really want - I determine the most I would pay for it and put that bid in right away - If somoe bids over that amount - they paid too much. I would say that about 30% of the time - my cost goes up by a very small amount ($1 - $2) in the last few seconds of the auction. Other times, I am sure that the person that sniped it was surprised by the cost.

Your first rule is your guide - do not overbid. I think the second rule should be - don't stress an auction - the stuff will come around again -frequentlybetter than the one you didnt win.

IHT · 03-04-2006, 01:41 PM

i do what you said.
like for instance, they had a pipe retort that ended last night. i put in how much i would bid, and i still have to see if i won it or not.
as for the tobacco tin, i put in a snipe for how much i was willing to pay, and it went above that.

i wasn't upset at the auction, just amazed at watching it jump from $22 - 47 in under 10 seconds and 3 bids (one of which was mine).

hogg · 03-04-2006, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by IHT

i do what you said.
like for instance, they had a pipe retort that ended last night. i put in how much i would bid, and i still have to see if i won it or not.
as for the tobacco tin, i put in a snipe for how much i was willing to pay, and it went above that.

i wasn't upset at the auction, just amazed at watching it jump from $22 - 47 in under 10 seconds and 3 bids (one of which was mine).

It used to be fun to bid, and wait the last couple days to watch someone else bid, and then decide if I want to bid higher, and adjust my bid, and adjust, and adjust. Now it's more like a one time thing- you need to decide the highest price you will go up front. It's more like a sealed aucton now, just different is all. I snipe and also find it fun to look at the last bids after the auction is over.

IHT · 03-04-2006, 10:54 PM

nice to see you more active on the boards again, hogg. i appreciate all the help you've given.

Mr. Pink · 03-05-2006, 02:08 AM

It's called Capitalizm, boyos. Somebody else was willing to pay more than you. In the end. we all win from it though...

IHT · 03-08-2006, 10:46 PM

a list of Nordings

a list of Stanwells

a list of Mastro de Pajas

a list of ser jacapo

a list of tsuge's

a list of wiley's

i could go on, just didn't see much activity in here lately.

IHT · 03-08-2006, 11:18 PM

how about some sealed tins of Balkan Sobranie??

http://cgi.ebay.com/Judds-Sealed-200...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Judds-Sealed-200...QQcmdZViewItem

IHT · 03-09-2006, 10:43 AM

FINALLY WON THIS BIATCH!!!

carbonbased_al · 03-09-2006, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IHT

amazing to watch something you have a snipe bid in on...

GL Pease Ravens Wing...
TWO unopened tins in seperate auctions tonight...
my high bid was 37.50..
so, i watched from 15 minutes on down. sat at $22.50 all the way until 12 seconds, with only 7 bids.
then, a bid, another bid, then my bid was in there somewhere... next thing you know, sometime with less than 5 seconds left, someone snipes it with $47+.

I miss this stuff. Used to be my fav back in the day.

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