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I've decided to put my "secret" collection on hold.

291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
I've been buying most of the items for this collection on eBay. I've decided to step away for a few months because of suspicious bidding patterns that I have seen over the past month. Supposedly veteran eBay bidders seem to be acting like rank amateurs by placing large numbers of bids in tiny increments, always in even amounts. They seem more interesting in finding out my high bid and then stopping than in actually winning the lot. I suspect shills. Most have involved sellers from outside the US.


All glory is fleeting.

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  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,051 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This would not be a problem if you use sniping software.
  • When faced with a simple solution, you'd stop collecting coins rather than use AuctionSniper.com?
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They're watching you image
  • BobSavBobSav Posts: 937 ✭✭✭

    Damn black helicopters ......

    Bob
    Past transactions with:
    Lordmarcovan, WTCG, YogiBerraFan, Phoenin21, LindeDad, Coll3ctor, blue594, robkoll, Mike Dixon, BloodMan, Flakthat and others.
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Snipe! It's the only way to bid and you get an incredible adrenaline rush if you do it right. image




    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,144 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>and you get an incredible adrenaline rush if you do it right. >>

    True dat. Word.
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Since it was a "secret", none of us will notice either way. image
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,515 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>When faced with a simple solution, you'd stop collecting coins rather than use AuctionSniper.com? >>



    Perhaps it doesn't involve coins.

    I will have to look into a sniper program.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Sniper software is for pansies. A real man sits by his computer and pulls the trigger manually.




    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!


  • << <i>Perhaps it doesn't involve coins. >>



    That's not likely to change my answer.
  • lope208lope208 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭


    << <i>Sniper software is for pansies. A real man sits by his computer and pulls the trigger manually. >>



    image I've never even been to a sniper website image

    I don't buy a lot on ebay, but I've always won what I wanted. You just have to pay for it sometimes!
    Successful BST transactions:
    commoncents123, JrGMan2004, Coll3ctor (2), Dabigkahuna, BAJJERFAN, Boom, GRANDAM, newsman, cohodk, kklambo, seateddime, ajia, mirabela, Weather11am, keepdachange, gsa1fan, cone10
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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,144 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>When faced with a simple solution, you'd stop collecting coins rather than use AuctionSniper.com? >>



    Perhaps it doesn't involve coins. >>

    I wasn't aware there were still that many people bidding on BeanieBabies.
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,515 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>When faced with a simple solution, you'd stop collecting coins rather than use AuctionSniper.com? >>



    Perhaps it doesn't involve coins. >>

    I wasn't aware there were still that many people bidding on BeanieBabies. >>



    Don't give away my secret!image
    All glory is fleeting.


  • << <i>Sniper software is for pansies. A real man sits by his computer and pulls the trigger manually. >>




    It takes a real man to admit he's sitting at his computer pulling the trigger !



    Danimage
    Fishing is not a matter of life and death.......It's much more important than that........
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Sniper software is for pansies. A real man sits by his computer and pulls the trigger manually. >>




    It takes a real man to admit he's sitting at his computer pulling the trigger !

    Danimage >>


    Okay, that was pretty funny. image



    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    I have found ,from personal experience, when people see me

    bid on a medal, they pile on thinking I must have seen real

    value in the medal. Thus, I now mostly snipe.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • habaracahabaraca Posts: 2,042 ✭✭✭✭✭
    have found ,from personal experience, when people see me

    bid on a medal, they pile on thinking I must have seen real

    value in the medal. Thus, I now mostly snipe



    didn't think they can still see what you are bidding on, just what you have won.

    Am I wrong

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now that you told us about it you're not going to have to kill us...




    Right????




    Please.....
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Lucky for me no one cares what I collect. image

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