Thanks!

SDavid

Anyone else find that this word most frequently appears in the note section of payments from auctions where you really, really just got screwed? It seems like I always get a big thank you when something sells for well below market value, but not too many people are thankful when they pay 20% over SMR or ebay value, lol.

theczar

i put more value on getting my stuff in a timely manner that is well packaged. i chose to bid on it so whatever i pay was my choice. my feedback is never based on the market costs.

detroitfan2

I didn't just win some of your auctions, did I? Because I got some great deals yesterday, and I always put "Thanks!" in my "note" with my PayPal payment.

SDavid

Nah, this wasn't a response from auctions ending as recent as yesterday, just something I've observed over the years.

Another weird thing is when I list auctions I'll add up all the sales that were over/under expectations and it almost equals out.

LWMM

As I started buying more items I started putting "Thanks!" in for almost all auctions, as it was less time consuming. Buying less now in the off season, but still doing it out of habit.

Alfonz24

I do it out of a courteous gesture. But I do lowball most things I bid on and only win about 2% of the auctions.

As for getting something really, really cheap, don't blame the winner. I usually have a lot higher bid, but no one else bids it higher. It is just the seller's bad luck.