jskaldskal wrote:Why do people over bid on items that you they can buy directly from CI for a cheaper price? Ex. the fall spook spectacular sampler has 2 bids at $85.00 each, they can buy it outright from CI for $79.95. I'm sure CI loves these guys but I don't get it, maybe I'm the stupid one.
I check in to the forum every couple months and this is almost always a page 1 topic.
I only know of one "good" reason for bidding at or slightly over CI prices. I bid for cigars one week each month. Everything I win from Tuesday through Monday ships on Tuesday. I pay full shipping for one lot and reduced shipping for all the rest. If there's a lot I really want, I may bid up to the CI price knowing that the cost with shipping will be less than if I bought the lot with CI. As a matter of principle, I won't bid over the CI price no matter how much I might want the product, but that's just me.
Other reasons for overbidding include:
- Some people just hate to lose. Occasionally, you'll see two of these types go after the same lot and you just have to get the f*ck out of the way.
- Some people don't check CI. They just shop CBid.
- Some people make mistakes. They enter the wrong price and simply live with it.
- Some people just don't care about an extra $5 or $10 bucks in the overall scheme of things.
Bottom line is that some folks will overbid and my advice to you is to let 'em. They put extra money in CBid's pockets and are therefore doing a public service to the rest of us.