Always bidding low on ebay

[amigadave]

Xanxi wrote:
Because of Ebay, amiga hardware stuff has become way too expensive. It will be the death of the classic amiga if this goes on.
The bad effect is, though i am not willing to sell my own hardware expensive, i am forced to do so because i have myself to spend a lot of money to buy amiga hardware i need.
Not cool!

eBay is going to cause the death of the Classic Amiga!!! The fact that because old antique hardware that can never be manufactured again is rising in value because it is becoming harder to find in good working order, couldn't have anything to do with the prices going up.  Nostalgia from continuous or previous Amiga users, or curiosity from people who have never seen or owned an Amiga wanting to find out why some of us are still passionate about using and preserving our Amigas, couldn't have anything to do with prices going up.  It is all an evil plot by the webmaster at eBay to prevent the Amiga from making a come back and taking over the Computing world!

Forgive me for LOL, but I almost fell out of my chair when I read the above.  At least I got to start the New Year with a laugh.   :lol:

[amigadave]

Erol wrote:
@TjLaZer

some bidders use auto bidding program for ebay..(shareware) you set your maximum bid.. the program will bid for you whilst your not arround.  so don't always assume a manual bid is happening!!

I'm going to have to find where I can get one of those auto bidding programs (sniper), as I am not as active on eBay and am tired of trying to win a bid by waiting for the last 10 seconds to enter the bid to find out my connection did not send it in time and the auction is over.  I have put in some fairly high bids days in advance on some items, but on almost all of those was out bid in the last few minutes.

[amigadave]

I was half joking about getting a sniper program, but seeing how many of you know about them, and/or use them, I guess I should sign up for one before I make any other bids on eBay.  Thanks for all the replies.   :-D