quote:Originally posted by Rick:I think that with ebay’s increments, and if one is willing to nibble a proxy bid one increment at a time, there’s about a 50% chance of disclosing the full proxy bid without becoming the high bidder. That’s an “I think” – it might be wise to wait for conclusive proof of that theory from one of the Einsteins.quote:Originally posted by HappySniper:
I know it seems paranoid to think that somehow sellers were able to figure out my high bid and put in phony bids to make the sale at my high bid price.I’m not paranoid, but I do worry that the psychiatrist will try to poison me.quote:Originally posted by HappySniper:
(Maybe I should see a psychiatrist and get some meds.)
What some unscrupulous sellers have been known to do is to have a third party reveal your max by deliberately over bidding 'til they're on top and then cancelling their bid afterwards. Then a forth party can deliberately bid just below your now known max thereby taking you for top dollar. This is one more good reason to snipe.
(Oh, and by the way; psychiatrists & their drugs do nothing but make society worse. They have NO workable answers.)