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I hate computors.

Postby AussieCombat » Tue May 10, 2011 11:22 pm

Have been watching an Interstate tank on E bay here in oz.
Had to work a bit longer than usual today, got home with 5 mins to go on auction.... $560.00.
Logged in, added max bid to $650.00, thought that would cover it nicely. Hoping for... $580.00/$600.00.
15 seconds to go..... press confirm...AAAAAGH, WEB PAGE HAS EXPIRED ???.
Winning bid, $560.00. Steel tank with a crack around mounting hole.
I hate computors.
nO WOndeR A maN drinKS.
Oh well. Such is life.
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby grandpaul » Wed May 11, 2011 5:11 am

ez-sniper

'nuff said.

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Re: I hate computors.

Postby AussieCombat » Thu May 12, 2011 2:34 am

ez-sniper. ??
Please explain.
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby bwolfie » Thu May 12, 2011 4:27 am

it's a service called auction sniper. you bay a small fee and they bid for you up to a predetermined amount at a predetermined time, say the last 2 seconds.
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby britbike220 » Fri May 13, 2011 5:49 am

So who wins if everyone in the auction is using a cheater program............
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby bwolfie » Fri May 13, 2011 7:44 am

The person with the better program!
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby gtsun » Fri May 13, 2011 2:06 pm

I do the same thing myself and have allways won things I really wanted but I'm sure the Sniper programs are faster then my finger on my computer. I guess I've just never bid against one.
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby AussieCombat » Fri May 13, 2011 10:40 pm

But the highest bid still wins...?
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby britbike220 » Sat May 14, 2011 6:43 am

Who really knows. I think those programs ruin honest auctions and doesn't say much for the integrity of those that are willing to cheat to get what they want. If I want something I bid and pay what ever it takes to get it and if someone wants the same item my max is always borderline more than the part is really worth at least that way a sniper will pay for what they are cheating for. :wink:
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby Jeandr » Sat May 14, 2011 7:17 am

Program or not, it is the maximum you are willing to bid that wins the auction, the programs may even raise the price an object gets since a maximum bid is always present while a human may be faced with a slow connection or be dozing at the keyboard.

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Re: I hate computors.

Postby interstateOz » Sat May 14, 2011 6:46 pm

That sucks, i just got a steel interstate tank from the US on ebay, i entered my max bid a long while earlier though so i didnt have that happened as i was also worried about that happening, with sites like ebay u need to keep reloading the pages as they do expire, best to get in ur max bid early as possible. I feel for u though :( dont worry another will come up :)
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby AussieCombat » Sun May 15, 2011 4:37 am

Thanks Oz, How much was your postage from the states.?
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby interstateOz » Sun May 15, 2011 9:49 pm

suprisingly cheap my friend, when i first contacted the seller he stated it may be between $200-300US and i said to him if its about $100 id bid for it and he got back to me and said it would be about $100 mark which was great. It ended up costing me $92US which i was really happy about and wth the US dollar at 109.cents when i got it i got postage worked out free :D Also i was really really surprised as the box was freakin huge, the tank was really cushioned in there and had heaps of padding which was great too as i was worried it was gonna be hard up to the cardboard edges. This is the second tank ive got from the US too, worth a look!
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Re: I hate computors.

Postby AussieCombat » Sun May 15, 2011 11:01 pm

Yep that's good.
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