I always bid off amounts and odd cents for the exact same two reasons!
Who wants to be normal anyways?

J

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Schwaia
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay, or did we get lucky?

Max,

That bid of $5678.90 isn't too strange.  As a matter of fact, I often
make
bids that are a little off kilter.  I do this for two reasons: 1) I
don't
have to worry about tie bids (you'd be surprised how many times my wierd
bid
became the winning bid), and 2) I'm a little off kilter.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Max Wellhouse
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 1:05 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay, or did we get lucky?

>To: >, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
>Subject: Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay, or did we get lucky?
>
>>FWIW, we researched pretty hard before we bought a really cherry 94
Audi
>>100CS Quattro Wagon on ebay.  Car was only 4 hours away.  Not sure
about
>>the schill bidding on this car, but once the reserve of $5k was
reached,
>>I bid $5980 as a max.  Before the auction ended, someone bid $5,678.90
>>for the car.  What kind of serious bid is that???  That bid cost me
about
>>$700. Seller was a used car dealer, but this deal beat the hell out of
a
>>very similar 100CS we looked at via ebay that was only 2 hours away
from
>>an"individual" posing as selling the car for his son, when he was part
>>owner of a used dealer in MN.  I guess the kicker was that he used
>>walmart oil in the engine and JB additives in the motor and auto
tranny
@100k.
>
>Anyway, this car has no rust, no cracks in the leather and drives like
a
>brand new car.  Wife loves it.  Contacted the previous two owners and
they
>both traded it in on newer Audis.  New this car sold for over $36k.
End
>of story, at least until it's time to go through the tranny and do the
>timing belt job on the 2.8
>
>DM&FS
>
>
>>