Pet Peave of the Day!

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Thu May 17 11:43:08 EDT 2001


There are several web sites which calibrate your computer clock with WWV.
Just set it, and bring up the big analog clock with second hand on your PC.
...Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey A. Kader" <optom at ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:00 AM
Subject: Pet Peave of the Day!


> Thanks George for the info. I use a similar technique to yours. Instead of
a watch
> with a second hand, I use my Geundig Satellit 650 shortwave radio which
has a
> clock which shows each second of the minute. A few minutes before the
auction ends
> I calibrate this clock with WWV. Then I bid in the last 10-15 seconds of
the
> auction. Works most of the time.
>
> I agree with you 100%. I do not believe in paying outrageous amounts of
money for
> anything - I am too practicle for that. In fact, I search for bargains, or
as I
> call them bargooons! ebay in 1998-99 was a great place to be for bargains.
This
> was before most people knew about ebay. I bought great merchandide on ebay
at
> great prices back then. But now, ever since investors and serious
collectors have
> discovered ebay, prices of EVERYTHING I bought one to two years ago has
DOUBLED or
> TRIPLED! If I tried to resell everything I bought I would make BIG money.
This is
> great for the sellers, but bad for the buyers. So now I don't buy that
much
> because most if the bargains are gone. I have to find another venue that
no one
> knows about.
>
> It is too bad that ebay is not good for buyers anymore - too much
competition.
> However, the new Buy It Now feature I really like because if the price is
right,
> and you really want the item, AND you are the FIRST to discover it, then
you  can
> buy it before it gets bid up in price. I had that opportunity recently
with a
> sealed unbuilt Heathkit GD-49 Informer Alarm Kit. Bought it through Buy It
Now
> feature for $90.00. To show you how this feature gives bargains, a few
weeks later
> another unbuilt GD-49 came up for auction. Not even a sealed version, it
was bid
> up to $125.00. That is a 40% increase. So if put my GD-49 back on ebay, I
may
> realize a profit of 40%. Not a bad yield for just speculating(which by the
way, I
> am not anyway). Now if I was rich, and bid $1,000.00 for the GD-49, I may
end up
> paying $400.00 after topping out all bidders maximum. There is no way that
I will
> ever be able to resell that kit for anything close to that amount. A good
investor
> and money manager knows the market value of what he is buying, and does
not over
> pay. I don't care how rich he is. To get rich, and stay rich, one must
know the
> value of money. People who buy strictly on emotion always pay too much.
What did
> Barnum and Bailey say about fools...
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