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From: The New guy on 4 May 2008 12:24
Getting a good deal on Ebay (and probably other auction sites as well)
is a 2 part endeavor. First you need to filter out all the higher
priced items as much as possible, then you need to bid without anyone
else knowing your intentions (sniping or live if its convenient for
you). There seems to be several good sniping options.
But what about searching? Say you're searching for a good deal on an
iPod (an extremely popular item on Ebay). As there are so many
available, you're hoping to filter out the higher priced items. What is
needed is software that is constantly scanning and only alerts you when
there is a predetermined amount of time left (as little as possible of
course) so you can snipe. Most of the buying headache is scanning
listings that are going to go for too much. So if you're working at a
computer from 9-5, it will alert you a few minutes before its going to
end so you can either bid manually or snipe. Now if you have to go out
for an hour suddenly and are away from the internet, you should be able
to bring up the software to see if there are any items ending in the
next hour so you can snipe while out of touch. Same when you're about
to so to sleep: you check to see if there are any items under your
price point that are ending in the next 6-8 hours. Remember that
filtering by both price and time are crucial since one directly relates
to the other. Price usually rises dramatically at the end of the
auction.

Now if the website would only allow fixed prices, none of this would be
necessary. In a millisecond one could scan a million listings and
instantly filter by price and search string. And in a well run auction,
shipping weights would have to be listed. No stupid shipping gouging
would be tolerated as this just hopelessly alienates buyers which
results in much lower overall volume.
From: Don Bruder on 4 May 2008 12:47
In article <noemailhere-B61AAC.11241704052008(a)news.mts.net>,
The New guy <noemailhere(a)please.comm> wrote:

> Getting a good deal on Ebay (and probably other auction sites as well)
> is a 2 part endeavor. First you need to filter out all the higher
> priced items as much as possible, then you need to bid without anyone
> else knowing your intentions (sniping or live if its convenient for
> you). There seems to be several good sniping options.
> But what about searching? Say you're searching for a good deal on an
> iPod (an extremely popular item on Ebay). As there are so many
> available, you're hoping to filter out the higher priced items. What is
> needed is software that is constantly scanning and only alerts you when
> there is a predetermined amount of time left (as little as possible of
> course) so you can snipe. Most of the buying headache is scanning
> listings that are going to go for too much. So if you're working at a
> computer from 9-5, it will alert you a few minutes before its going to
> end so you can either bid manually or snipe. Now if you have to go out
> for an hour suddenly and are away from the internet, you should be able
> to bring up the software to see if there are any items ending in the
> next hour so you can snipe while out of touch. Same when you're about
> to so to sleep: you check to see if there are any items under your
> price point that are ending in the next 6-8 hours. Remember that
> filtering by both price and time are crucial since one directly relates
> to the other. Price usually rises dramatically at the end of the
> auction.
>
> Now if the website would only allow fixed prices, none of this would be
> necessary. In a millisecond one could scan a million listings and
> instantly filter by price and search string. And in a well run auction,
> shipping weights would have to be listed. No stupid shipping gouging
> would be tolerated as this just hopelessly alienates buyers which
> results in much lower overall volume.

Sounds like you've got a "better idea". Set up a website that makes it
turn a profit, and we'll find out if you're right... It's America, right?

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From: Mike Rosenberg on 4 May 2008 12:56
Don Bruder <dakidd(a)sonic.net> wrote:

> Sounds like you've got a "better idea". Set up a website that makes it
> turn a profit, and we'll find out if you're right... It's America, right?

No, it's the internet, not America. Meanwhile, _this_ is Usenet,
specfically comp.sys.mac.SYSTEM, and I'm wondering once again why the OP
refuses to post to an appropriate group.

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From: The NewGuy on 4 May 2008 16:24
In article <1igf2hh.1t5xt4x1oqymqeN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> Don Bruder <dakidd(a)sonic.net> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like you've got a "better idea". Set up a website that makes it
> > turn a profit, and we'll find out if you're right... It's America, right?
>
> No, it's the internet, not America. Meanwhile, _this_ is Usenet,
> specfically comp.sys.mac.SYSTEM, and I'm wondering once again why the OP
> refuses to post to an appropriate group.

Because it could be an app used in OS X.
From: Gerry on 4 May 2008 16:32
In article <noemailhere-CE71EE.15244804052008(a)news.mts.net>,
The NewGuy <noemailhere(a)please.comm> wrote:

> In article <1igf2hh.1t5xt4x1oqymqeN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
> mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:
>
> > Don Bruder <dakidd(a)sonic.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Sounds like you've got a "better idea". Set up a website that makes it
> > > turn a profit, and we'll find out if you're right... It's America, right?
> >
> > No, it's the internet, not America. Meanwhile, _this_ is Usenet,
> > specfically comp.sys.mac.SYSTEM, and I'm wondering once again why the OP
> > refuses to post to an appropriate group.
>
> Because it could be an app used in OS X.

You do know there is the group comp.sys.mac.apps where your post would
be appropriate.
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