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Won by only 3 seconds!! DAYUM!

D dagnabitgrabitMember
Ok... I got a bit nervous because this auction ended right on the 1/2 hr and remember reading about ebay being slower during those times... so I upped my lead time from 8 seconds to 12. Thank goodness I didn't up it any further. WHEW!

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dagnabitgrabit( 259) $16.52 Sep-09-03 20:29:46 PDT
x1xbugsbunnyx1x( 76) $16.02 Sep-09-03 20:29:49 PDT

I bow to the powers of AS! Hallelujah!!

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Now I have to decide whether I should just leave my lead time on future snipes at 8 regardless of the closing time... decisions decisions...
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D dagnabitgrabitMember
I just realized that the significant point here isn't that I beat the bidder by 3 seconds, it's that I beat the auction closing by only 4 seconds! If I hadn't changed my lead from 8 to 12, it may not have made it in at all - regardless of how high my bid! That is just too close for comfort!

Man o man... I need to work on my strategy for lead time... glad I followed my gut this time tho! WHEW AGAIN!
rickrickMember
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Originally posted by dagnabitgrabit:
Now I have to decide whether I should just leave my lead time on future snipes at 8 regardless of the closing time

Since you have done your homework, I'm probably telling you something you already know. 8 seconds is what most of us use for "normal" (non-prime time) auctions. At first I was concerned about 5 seconds, but over time I've changed my mind and now use 8 seconds. Someone might out-snipe you, but most likely it was an automated snipe.
rickrickMember
dag,

You asked stimulating questions; you helped another new forum member; you made a significant contribution; you've checked out the faq and looks like you used "search" on this forum - all this on your first day on this forum. Steve has been here longer then me, and hopefully he'll comment on this, but I don't remember anyone joining this forum and having such a positive impact on their first day. Smile

My first day I was very timid. But, Steve took me under his "wing", and, as they say, "the rest is history".

We're always looking for "fresh blood" (I wonder where that came from? Vampires? Red Cross?), and fresh ideas. So, I hope we see more of you.
C chatterMember
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Originally posted by Rick:
_dag_,

You asked stimulating questions; you helped another new forum member; you made a significant contribution; you've checked out the faq and looks like you used "search" on this forum - all this on your first day on this forum. Steve has been here longer then me, and hopefully he'll comment on this, but I don't remember anyone joining this forum and having such a positive impact on their first day. Smile

My first day I was very timid. But, Steve took me under his "wing", and, as they say, "the rest is history".

We're always looking for "fresh blood" (I wonder where that came from? Vampires? Red Cross?), and fresh ideas. So, I hope we see more of you.


True! Smile
S steveExpertSniper
I always get a vicarious thrill out of reading about someone's first successful snipe. I can almost feel that adrenaline rush all over again. "DAYUM," indeed! Thanks for the fun, dagnabitgrabit!

If you follow Rick's advice you won't go far wrong, believe me. Eight seconds is what I use for a lead time, too, with the usual exceptions for certain auction closing times. In Kipling's "The Jungle Book" the customary salutation from the wolfpack was "Good hunting!" So, good hunting! Wink
D dagnabitgrabitMember
Geesh guys! I've got tears in my eyes! Feelin da luv! Feeling like Sally Fields here!

You DO realize that I would have quickly gone into lurk-mode if I hadn't received all the wonderful responses (and warm welcome) that I've received. My modus operandi is usually to lurk, because I've found voicing my opinion (and even asking questions) can sometimes lead to flame wars. I don't have the patience or stamina for those kinds of games, so I tend to just not put myself out there much anymore!

So pat yourselves on the back, because if you hadn't taken the time to welcome me, and deal with my questions (which I'm sure have been asked over and over ad nauseum), then I would have likely have retreated by now and quietly figured this stuff out all by myself (and made a lot of mistakes born of ignorance)!

At first glance this auction stuff may seem simple, but in truth if you want to win (or sell) you HAVE to study and research and watch and learn, and over time develop a "winning" strategy!

Obviously, I've found my way by pure chance to a winnning team!

Ok... where's that tissue!? Smile

Dag
rickrickMember
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Originally posted by dagnabitgrabit:
Need a little smiley with girly features I guess, eh?

Dag,

Sorry, couldn't find one. The tissue boxes were my 1st. Maybe someone else can find a female smiley. It sure would help. We've messed that up a bunch of times, and Chatter163 has been called a "she" on 2 different occasions.

I did find this, which I thought was very cute:
http://www.geocities.com/rainbow_butterfly05/moodyicons.html
rickrickMember
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Originally posted by Steve:
no pun intended

You? Pun? Never! Big Grin



New members,

Steve is ONE of the best, if not THE best, punsters we have. I consider myself victorious if I just break-even (which isn't very often) with him in a repartee. But, I enjoy the persiflage (thank goodness for online thesauri), so I take a shot every so often.



Is punning a guy thing, or does everyone enjoy it?
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D dagnabitgrabitMember
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Sorry, couldn't find one. The tissue boxes were my 1st. Maybe someone else can find a female smiley. It sure would help. We've messed that up a bunch of times, and Chatter163 has been called a "she" on 2 different occasions.


No problem Rick. "I enjoy being a girl" (name that musical!), but I don't have to advertise it. I suppose it WOULD help if I had a more gender-specific nick. We could get into a whole new topic about how certain nicks seem to point to a certain gender...

Now to confuse ya'll further, I thought about putting my real first name as my signature. But... the little eBay auction business we have running from home was originally set up by my sister, Janis, and therefore everything is under her name. For consistency-sake, anything related to the "business," I use her name.

So I'm having a identity crisis signing her name to the emails. Just recently, I started signing BOTH our names, so if I forget and sign my name as Debra by accident, no one will get TOO freaked out! In addition, I set up a completely separate yahoo account for my "personal" email - which includes my subscriptions to mail-lists, groups, and stores related to my Stephen King collection. lol

Now, AS Admins - if you are reading this, do not worry! Both Janis and I are authorized users on the credit card I registered with. I have a card with MY name and she has one with HERS. lol

Sooooo, you can call me Jan, or you can call me Deb, or you can call me Dag, or..... Big Grin

Dag
rickrickMember
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Originally posted by region2:
In Australia, a Dag is something quite unpleasant - perhaps Rick could research it (it's to do with sheep) and post the results up here. Definitely no picture required....!


region2,
The CLOSEST I'm coming to this one is to provide the following link (do a find on "Dag"):
http://www.alexx.net/archive/australia.html
THANKS!. I have an Australian associate, and he always likes it when someone can discuss these kind of things. He'll enjoy this.

diva,
I don't get out that often, so you might find me naive. I had never heard of "nick" and I had to look up "pink cigar" and "outed". Good stuff. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy leaving "I do this on ebay", or "I think this about ebay" posts. But I also enjoy having "morning coffee" with Mrs. M and bjt, and enjoy seeing what new challenge Steve is going to throw our way, as I enjoyed "pink cigar".
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B bjtMember
Good Morning Rick!
Good morning diva!
Good morning Steve!

I have been following your conversations and laughing all the while!
I think based upon that last link Rick, we stick with diva for awhile Wink

How is everyone doing?
I have been working so muh lately, I need to catch up with everyone!

By the way, just so we all know each other a bit better,I too, am a woman. Smile
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