Pet Peave of the Day!

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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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