Reply to "Only AS? or should I put a bid in directly first?"

steveExpertSniper

I don't think there are any hard and fast benchmarks of propriety in this area. Of course, eBay takes a very dim view of such propositions and if the seller also doesn't like being approached you could be in biggie trouble with eBay. As I said, I only do it infrequently and when there have been no other bidders. Also, I wait for a couple of days to see if any bidders are forthcoming before even considering an approach to the seller.

Let your conscience be your guide on that wonderful widget you're casting a covetous eye upon. If it were I, I'd just wait the two days and put in a humongous snipe at the end. Don't ask me why -- it's just a gut feeling.

8/15/036:19 PM

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