Jazzmoose

Another perceived advantage to sniping, particularly on auctions with no bids late in the game: This is just going by gut feeling, so it's probably bullshit, but I swear it seems like one bid attracts others. The more bids an item has going into the last day, the more people seem to want it. If there are no bids until the last minute, it goes cheap, even if the same item had multiple bidders competing the last time around! Like I say, this is totally anecdotal, and probably just my imagination, but what the hell...

Our house was built around 1950. They really knew how to build houses back then, but of course they didn't bother any more by that time. Now they don't even remember how. I envy you guys!

Singles? Hell, they don't even make singles any more. The single was never bigger than in the sixties, and the music was a hell of a lot more varied then. I don't get this argument...

Shit. I thought this was another Brittney Spears thread...

Well, I've certainly learned not to loan CDs, if that's what you mean! I must admit, I prefer CDs that look their best. No scuffs or scratches, no damage to the inserts. I could care less about the jewel box; I'll replace that if I have to. I dunno; probably something to do with toilet training or something...

Wow...I thought you already had a birthday! This year, I mean...I think deus is affecting my mind... Well, Happy Birthday, then!

Just curious, did you see the film yet Alexander? He's taking it on faith, Berigan....

I'm with you, Paul. As cheap as VCRs are these days, I can't see raising the price by buying the extended warranty. But then I never buy the extended warranty, and I've never had any regrets. On the other hand, I already went for the long term disability...

Don't tell anyone, but it's made from ground lephrechan...

Damn. It's not "studliness" after all...

What's a VCR? Is that something they used to have back in the days of those LP thingies you guys go on about?

To use a title of another CD..."a momentary lapse of reason"...

BeBop, the rationale is indeed that many bidders do NOT bid their true maximum. The bidder who bids half what they are willing to pay and thinks they're going to get a great deal is at the mercy of the sniper. Secondly, while cheating on eBay may not be rampant, it isn't rare, either. I've seen auctions where the seller under another name, or a friend of the seller, bumps up the bid incrementally until the other bidders max is revealed, then cancels their bid that passes it because "it was a mistake". The bidder may not be bidding against anyone, yet still pays their max because of cheating. Sniping eliminates this possibility. And it may seem infantile to you, but for most bidders, winning the auction is actually the point... (Edited to add....) By the way, my actual bidding is quite similar to yours. It's just that I make my bid through auctionstealer.com and let them handle the snipe. There's no monitoring involved. It's just bid and forget it.

Damn! I sure as hell ain't washing my manhood with that stuff!

Damn, Big Al...that avatar is cruel! I just sold mine!

No doubt. My "want list" is way too long to go batshit on one auction; there's always something I want...

While I don't have any that I haven't opened, the second jewelcase of the J. J. Johnson set and the last disc of the Blue Mitchell are still sealed. I'll get to them, just no point in rushing just to get them "listened to"...

Damn, that tile looks great, Jim!

Good to see Hermie is on the job; proper supervision of the workers makes all the difference!

Shut up; we're not through yet! Happy birthday!

You guys actually watch the presentations?

I think it certainly matters what you've got, for this reason: serious, concentrated listening to music on a poor system can be far more fatiguing than listening on a good system. Now if only I had the bucks to put this theory to the test...

I've never used Tide detergent on my skin... But seriously, we go with the Arm & Hammer "Free" stuff with no perfumes or dyes, because laundry products with scents drive my allergies up the friggin' wall. There's nothing more miserable for me than sleeeping on "scented" sheets...

Damn! That's a serious backyard for a townhouse, Dan! Congratulations. You've now joined the ranks of the "uh oh...can't call the landlord for this one!" crowd!