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Bidding higher than Buy It Now
Dan
Member Posts: 4 ✭
I know forum support questions aren’t allowed here, but this is more of a question regarding buyers and buying options:
Why would someone choose to bid higher on auctions when there are ‘Buy it Now’ Options that are cheaper than auction prices from other sellers? All things considered (shipping, card fees, etc) I Just don’t understand?
I buy a lot online and am new to GB, so I’m excited to get my first rifle here. Just curious is all.
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I think every now and then people get caught up simply lose the attention to detail.
Stupid can be expensive.
I agree with Warbirds. I think sometimes people just do not do any research or looking at other auctions/what's available. They find an auction on an item that they like/want, and it's off to the races. Sometimes auctions/bids are ego related. (ie.) "No way am I gonna let this guy outbid me."
They can be entertaining to watch.
Personally, I like the BIN option. If I like/want the item, & I think it is a fair price. Done deal. No muss no fuss.
Sounds like this might be the reason. Probably just didn’t realize that there are other options. Thanks gentlemen!
Welcome to the Forums Dan. I hope you come back. A lot of really Smart guys with tons of knowledge hang out here. (They even tolerate me.) Auction plugs offered up here also get a lot of play. I have purchased a large portion of my auction firearms by virtue of "heads up" offerred up by Member here.
Post on occasion. New (intelligent) blood is welcomed.
buy it now price.
Then another buyer got involved and now he's stuck paying more by bidding up.
It's the other side of the coin where you set the buy it now and someone snaps the item
right up. Then you realize you should have put the buy it now a little higher.
"If he, being young and unskillful
plays for shekels of silver and gold-
take his money, my son, praising Allah.
The fool was made to be sold."
Only with you bet your life? My nephew can't figure it out, and my guess is a W2 this time its one for the road! I found the job trail while picking up the Chablis, Fedex is around the corner where drop offs are down the street and home again, its Western Union to take out the litre a school bus driver... Not anymore! Me, I'm changing a tire on Mc Kinley at Pierce St "your dead two."
gotta … go
As I have seen it unless the bidder hits the BIN and just bids, the BIN stays there and bids continue past if anyone bids above that.
I read that a couple times hillbille.
I have no clue what he was trying to say, or even if he was on the right thread. LOL.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
He probably thought he was contacting AAA.
Well, you got me. I have tried to decipher your reply and my conclusion is that you’ve gone and posted on the wrong thread. Lol.