I am doomed. Utterly doomed.

[gerisullivan]

I just became a registered eBay user. It's my first time. Yes, of course I did so to bid on something. It's a very low-cost item. Yeah, right.

I am doomed.

I am not, however, going to increase my bid. Either I'll get it or I won't.

It's not even what I went looking for.

Of course it isn't.

Doomed. Doomed. Doomed.

I am suspiciously cheerful and confident for someone who has successfully avoided this fate for the last decade and more.

Film at 11. In the meantime, advice for an eBay neo would be very welcome. What mistakes should I endeavor to avoid? Well, beside the mistake of registering in the first place?

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Yes, or ten minutes.

That would solve the problem, and result in higher final prices.

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[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Some short period of time like a minute, 5, or 10 would also more closely resemble in-person auctions. At the ones I've been to, bidding continues as long as bids are coming in.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Right.

Remote auctions are more likely to be fixed-end-time systems, though.

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