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<x-charset iso-8859-1>JoeMcG=> Often, they will show no => interest until the last 5 minutes, and => then will take an item right from => under your nose If you lose a bid this way, it's because you didn't bid what it's really worth to you. Often I'm one of those last-minute guys, and here's why: inexperienced bidders get emotionally involved in the game, and will often bid far beyond what the thing is worth just so they don't 'get beat'. I save the bid to the last minute, everyone's had a chance to set their price, and I bid my real price. If someone else really wants it for more and is playing straight, they get it, no fussin' around. => some of these folks will turn around and => list the items they just bought for higher => reserve prices.... That's commerce; what's the problem? I've only been ripped off once on Ebay, when the seller knowingly and egregiously misrepresented the condition of a set of wheels, so I paid about half again as much as they could have been worth. After he wouldn't settle, that's the only negative feedback I've ever had to write. Never buy anything substantial from a low-feedback seller. => the dreaded "shill" bidders Again, bid your real price and this will never be a problem. In the rare cases where this comes up, it's to hook emotional newbies. How about we get back to Typ 3s? Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 Big Ghia that will list an item, > and then log on with another ID and bid on their item to push up prices and > increase > "interest". > > Joe > Prospective T3 owner > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > </x-charset>