![]() (Note that the cheaper version of the P7120 with the CD-RW doesn't have Bluetooth - if that's important to you.) It's nice - bigger screen, Core Solo - but it has soldered memory and a 1 GB limit. ![]() Of course, the price should be lower in a few months, assuming you can find one. If you're thinking about one, these specials seem to be related to back-to-school, so they may end at the end of the month. They have been having weekend sales on them that drops the prices to ~ $1500/$1800. If it had gone above my limit, I would have ordered a new one from NewEgg. Being able to have an optical drive or an additional battery was a nice plus too. I love the idea of it being so light and small, having a 1280x768 display, and having such great battery life. I had to bid on a couple before I was able to win one. It may be a few days more after that before I can get Linux on it. I hope to have it by the weekend, but it'll probably be next week. It was about $1345 on eBay (+shipping/tax). That's a good way to make sure you don't wear out your wallet.įor TSF auctions, I avoid sniping - it's not a nice thing to do among a small community of friends, so I start my bidding as soon as I notice the post.The DVD/60GB/Atheros/Bluetooth version. For example, if you want to budget $10 and you see twenty different $10 stamps you might want, you can put them all in a group and as soon as you have success with one, it cancels all the other scheduled bids. Some sniping services offer a grouping option where it will cancel other bids within the group as soon as you win one of them. It also lowers your buying price if you're competing against a non-sniper. But it does win bids against any non-sniper who bumps up his bid as the auction goes on, because he doesn't have any chance to react to a late snipe. Sniping doesn't give you any advantage in a contest with another sniper - the selling price will be the same whether you both place your bids in the last minute or immediately after the auction is posted. A bid before you go to bed gives other non-snipers a chance to bump up their bids. ![]() I'm another sniper (and have been doing it for so long that you had to pay for a subscription to a sniping service back in those days because there weren't any free options available). Personally, I have found "Buyers remorse" lasts three times longer than "regret to purchase"įor eBay bidding, sniping is essential for success, I think. ![]() If one is patient, the "wants" will always come back around again Unless the stamps are Scinde Dawks or Cotton reels, there are always stamps to bid on around the corner. ![]() The Danzig is a good case in point, I lost the Danzig, but I gained $25 in the Kitty for next weeks auctions. I may want to bid on some scarcer stuff, and I like to live through the bidding process,Īfter many years, I know a few of the people I am up against, and get a feel for whether I should raise Where I really have to stay up, and get Frog eyes, is when I havn't bought anything for a whileīeen cycling or whatever and my piggy bank has around the $60 mark or more. Other auction houses extend the time by a set amount after each bid. That's the benefit of being a worldwide collector. I lose around 80% of my bids, but I am happy with that. Most of the lots I buy, have sniping built in eg: Ebay, I place my highest bid, then off to bed.Įbay will bid up to my limit. I bid generally a quarter of Scott catalogue, and have to be very cognisant of "buyer's remorse" I work to a budget, a floating saving every fortnight. Here's where I am at, and I'm not sure sniping software would benefit me. ![]()
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