tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post7782846695333050879..comments2024-03-22T21:56:10.024-06:00Comments on MY HOCKEY CARD OBSESSION: OPINION: SNIPINGbamlindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-53550667524646416812011-06-27T14:48:46.947-06:002011-06-27T14:48:46.947-06:00Any time I find something I really want, and I am ...Any time I find something I really want, and I am around to watch the last several minutes, I just place my max bid with a few minutes to go and wait for it to be sniped. Hopefully, the price is driven past what it's really worth (or at least low book, so it's not a bargain).<br /> <br />It's just depressing that almost every good item will inevitably be sniped, just like every good hit will be previously molested out of the retail stores.<br /><br />I've only sniped one or two items, and those were things that I tried to bid on legitimately and was sniped out of several times before.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-47950881514364137742011-06-23T07:44:48.608-06:002011-06-23T07:44:48.608-06:00With the first auction, there was about 10 mins le...With the first auction, there was about 10 mins left when I got called away. I thought I'd be able to get back in time.<br /><br />The second one was me avoiding getting busted searching ebay on the work computers by the guys who are in control of the computers.<br /><br />Maybe a smartphone is the answer.<br /><br />Urgent calls.....all the time! :)bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-17602441783374251102011-06-23T06:08:54.094-06:002011-06-23T06:08:54.094-06:00Television production...urgent? I don't unders...Television production...urgent? I don't understand. ;-) Not even time to place a last second bid before leaving??? C'mon!AvenueDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410527962292190560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7677709835426556589.post-50721156217645503292011-06-22T20:27:00.397-06:002011-06-22T20:27:00.397-06:00I always liked to bid "in person"... but...I always liked to bid "in person"... but after a couple of episodes like what you went through, plus bidding against Montreal collectors (you think Linden is tough, try going after Carey Price) I found that a sniper was the only way I had a shot at a)getting the card I wanted, and b) getting it at a reasonable price.<br /><br />What stopped me was the security of it all, just not trusting another site with my ebay password. But i got a couple of recommendations from friends I trust about a site, and I still use it today.<br /><br />And it's free.<br /><br />GIXEN.comCaptain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.com