do you snipe forum members?

mbbiker · January 2, 2003 1:30PM

i was reading in another post and saw this

I of course would never bid against any forum member who posted a link to an auction they are thinking about bidding in and/or were asking for advice on. However, if I run across an auction on my own I consider it fair game. If a member posts a link to an item he or she has for sale I consider such an auction open to any and all fourm members who might be interested.

this is the same exact way i feel about bidding on e-bay what are your rules of e-bay bidding?

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 1:30PM

Ask Russ if I snipe forum members.....

FC57Coins · January 2, 2003 1:32PM

I feel the same way - if someone posts a link because they're interested in the coin I would defer to them. However, if say I was rummaging through Ebay on my own and happened on something that other board members were bidding on, well that would be open for competition.

Frank

DHeath · January 2, 2003 1:34PM

I agree that it would be bad form to snipe from a thread on the boards (funny, but bad form). I bid against another forum member last week on a coin being sold by a third forum member. Too complicated. Usually, if I'm really serious about the coin, I'll collude, hoping to save feelings and cash.

benloe · January 2, 2003 1:36PM

What Don said

Bear · January 2, 2003 2:33PM

I dont snipe them, but sometimes ,their may be a few snide comments.

Dog97 · January 2, 2003 2:37PM

This board has 6,000 other members, are they all not going to bid against me?
As long as I bid before the auction is over none of them can complain if I bid higher than they do.

Bear · January 2, 2003 2:44PM

Im not going to bid against you dog, not ever.

gmarguli · January 2, 2003 2:46PM

I of course would never bid against any forum member who posted a link to an auction they are thinking about bidding in and/or were asking for advice on.

I would. If you don't want people to bid on it, then don't post a link to it. I may have seen it before the link. I may have found it later had you not posted a link. I may never have found it. However, if you don't want people to bid, then don't post it.

If you have a question on it, then ask a fellow member in a PM.

However, I will say that it would also depend on the forum member and how much I thought they wanted it.

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 2:46PM

Dog97 had better hope he doesn't get into a bidding war with the HepKitty... I can't really see him biding on thongs anyways...

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 2:52PM

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Placid · January 2, 2003 2:53PM

Always. I am too lazy to search for my own coins.

NumisEd · January 2, 2003 2:55PM

I would NEVER bid against a forum member for 2 reasons:

1) I don't purchase bullion items, and

2) I don't have an ebay ID.......yet

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 2:56PM

Guess none of us have to worry then..

NumisEd · January 2, 2003 3:03PM

Guess none of us have to worry then.

Yes, your plastic is safe......I will not touch it.

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 3:05PM

<< <i>Yes, your plastic is safe......I will not touch it. >>

Just our threads are not safe...

Placid · January 2, 2003 3:07PM

<< <i> Guess none of us have to worry then.

Yes, your plastic is safe......I will not touch it. >>

I think they are real

FlyTooHigh · January 2, 2003 3:08PM

I only snipe if I don't koow you. Period.

Bear · January 2, 2003 3:11PM

FTH - What happens if you do koow someone ?

NumisEd · January 2, 2003 3:13PM

Just our threads are not safe...

...are you kidding me???

What are threads? Aren't they a place where everyone can express their opinion? Why don't you start a new forum for people who only AGREE with you? It would read something like this:

Hey Lucy, nice frankie.

Thanks, nice Ike

Thanks, nice franklin half of a dollar there

thanks, nice kennedy half

thanks, cracked it out, was a PCGS 65, sent it back, came back a 65 again... I am sooo darn happy

wow. congrats. I sent in a 1963 frankie came back a 63 dcam...was hoping for a 58 cam, so I am happy

oh. what should we chat about now?

Well, I just bought a 1959 proof set and guess what...it actually had a proof Frankie in it!!!!!!

Really??!! Awesome, lucy bop

thanks, I was happy with it, came back as a PF-62 CAM....was hoping for a 66 DCAM.....maybe next week when I send it back in

......get the picture?

FlyTooHigh · January 2, 2003 3:14PM

Hello Bear, it's been a while. Glad to be back and excuse the spelling (with fat fingers!). How have you been?

Tony

mr1931S · January 2, 2003 3:24PM

sniping is the only way to bid on ebay...if someone here on this forum gets interested in something i've gotten interested in and trys to snipe me,go for it...

i've never been devastated because i got outbid on a coin on ebay...no hard feelings here for anyone who will pay more for a coin than i was willing to pay...

DCAMFranklin · January 2, 2003 3:34PM

<< <i>Just our threads are not safe...

...are you kidding me???

What are threads? Aren't they a place where everyone can express their opinion? Why don't you start a new forum for people who only AGREE with you? It would read something like this:

Hey Lucy, nice frankie.

Thanks, nice Ike

Thanks, nice franklin half of a dollar there

thanks, nice kennedy half

thanks, cracked it out, was a PCGS 65, sent it back, came back a 65 again... I am sooo darn happy

wow. congrats. I sent in a 1963 frankie came back a 63 dcam...was hoping for a 58 cam, so I am happy

oh. what should we chat about now?

Well, I just bought a 1959 proof set and guess what...it actually had a proof Frankie in it!!!!!!

Really??!! Awesome, lucy bop

thanks, I was happy with it, came back as a PF-62 CAM....was hoping for a 66 DCAM.....maybe next week when I send it back in

......get the picture? >>

NumisEd- Now THAT is some funny stuff!

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 3:35PM

Hopefully your proud of yourself NumisEd.

NumisEd · January 2, 2003 3:36PM

Thanks DCAM

..not trying to be funny, but, man, I just don't think it's right that I get attacked for any post I make. Perhaps I should learn to be ultra-conservative in my opinions before posting them.

LucyBop · January 2, 2003 3:38PM

NumisEd shares his opinion, when someone responds to his opinion, its a attack. Hmmmmmm... As nice as he is, I can't figure it out.

NumisEd · January 2, 2003 3:41PM

....nice Frankie. I had a 63, but I sold it to buy a 62....hope to cash that in for a 61 when I can afford it. JUST KIDDING!!! Let's all be friends!

DCAMFranklin · January 2, 2003 3:49PM

C'mon Lucy, he is extending a hand of friendship. You two kiss and make up. There is nothing to be gained from being ugly to one another!

RegistryCoin · January 2, 2003 5:25PM

I think Ms. Coinbroad discusses this in Good Morning Class, The Lost Episodes.

hughesm1 · January 2, 2003 5:57PM

If I know the high bidder is a board member, I won't snipe

commoncents · January 2, 2003 7:29PM

I don't pay any attention to who the highest bidder is or the bid history of the coin. And it also doesn't matter if the coin was just listed or is in it's last few seconds of an auction. I just bid the highest amount that I am willing to pay and forget about it. I check my watching/bidding link every day and most of the times I get outbidded. No problem, someone wanted it more than me.

DHeath · January 2, 2003 9:34PM

I would NEVER bid against a forum member for 2 reasons:
1) I don't purchase bullion items, and
2) I don't have an ebay ID.......yet

..not trying to be funny, but, man, I just don't think it's right that I get attacked for any post I make. Perhaps I should learn to be ultra-conservative in my opinions before posting them.

Wow, loathing and self-doubt in the same thread. That's never a good sign.

I can see we won't be deprived of numismatic discourse this winter.

Somewhere Hunter Thompson is smiling.

agfox · January 2, 2003 9:49PM

Depends on the coin. I still don't know most of the members ebay id's yet, so it's not on purpose if I do. But if it's a coin that I need, I'm gonna put in a bid. No hard feelings

mdwoods · January 2, 2003 9:58PM

I usually don't even pay attention to who is bidding. If a member posts a link about a coin he/she wants, I will most likely defer. mdwoods

lathmach · January 2, 2003 11:01PM

You want something that's offered in a public auction, bid what you're willing to pay and nevermind what someone else does.

Ray

greghansen · January 2, 2003 11:10PM

I agree its 'bad form' to snipe an auction that someone has posted with a question. But think about it...would some people post an inquiry here, hoping to take advantage of the ethical consensus not to snipe fellow board members? I would never snipe a common piece that a board member posts here. But if someone posts a rare piece that I would have found with one of my screens anyway...I'm not going to shy away from bidding just because I read about it here first. I don't do much sniping anyway (unless I'm bored at night and just watching auctions close). If I ever snipe a common piece (less than $100) from a board member and you want the piece, just PM me....you can have it.

theRiddler · January 2, 2003 11:33PM

"NumisEd NumisEd,
The Trolls come out at night to feed,
NumisEd & DCAMFranklin were very hungry indeed."

Russ · January 3, 2003 12:03AM

All's fair in love and war. Sniping fits both categories.

Russ, NCNE

NumisEd · January 3, 2003 12:25AM

"NumisEd NumisEd,

Riddle-sticks, fiddle-sticks, just what are you trying to say?
It seems that YOU are the one who always wants to play!

braddick · January 3, 2003 12:35AM

No fair wanting a double standard: if YOUR coin is on the auction block I think you would want snipers to bid- Board Members, or not. The last you would want to see is one of your prized coins going for less than bid and staying that way because a Member here placed an early bid and everyone else is then taking a pass.
So, If I see a Member selling a coin and another bidding on it- where do I place my loyalty?

paigowjohnny · January 3, 2003 12:36AM

<< <i>i've never been devastated because i got outbid on a coin on ebay...no hard feelings here for anyone who will pay more for a coin than i was willing to pay... >>

I STILL hate snipes....

dorkkarl · January 3, 2003 12:54AM

like someone said - all's fair ... even if it is a forum member.

K S

meos1 · January 3, 2003 1:19AM

OK I'll weigh in... If I knew you were bidding in the auction because you posted the auction link in a post looking for advice I would NOT bid against you. Furthermore, If as the final minutes of the auction tick away and I have not bid yet in that auction I will not "strip" that item. If however, I had previously bid on an item and the final minutes are ticking away...It fair game, "Sniping" allowed.

I don't mind competition, as long as its fair. Striping the coin is not sniping. Sniping is good, striping is bad!

Bear · January 3, 2003 1:29AM

Meos - A fine line and yet it seems to make sense.

GP · January 3, 2003 2:11AM

it all depends. If it is something I need, sorry. But if it is just something I would like, and the competition isnt fierce, then no. Like when MBBiker got those roosies for a great deal one night, I just couldnt ruin the great deal for him! Of course, I dont remember most people e-bay names, so I dont have to worry about it, I wont know it was you

mbbiker · January 3, 2003 4:17AM

Thanks GP i just got it in the mail yesterday looks great. I was watching another one from the same seller and it ended with BIN ($12.95)

it's a great start to my PF roosie collection.

do you snipe forum members?

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