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?

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Re: Sniping in eBay

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Do you want a list of ways your bidding won't be rational, ever?

http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/02/14/26-reasons-what-you-think-is-right-is-wrong/

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Re: Sniping in eBay

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Bookmarked.

Thank you for that, too!

I'm familiar with many of these thanks to my communication studies of oh-so-long-ago, and some of the risk-related ones through reading your own very fine works. But there were a few I didn't know/remember, and having the list all in one place is useful. As is the "Cognitive Hazard" caution sign!