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statelandman Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 2:33 PM EST
Joined: 07-15-2003
Posts: 225
Why do people bid WAY over a price that can be had all day long on other sites?
Example: AF Curly Head Deluxe at $55/box; available all day long at $43.95 on other sites.
raven01 Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 2:51 PM EST
Joined: 07-14-2003
Posts: 215
Some people get caught up in the game, or don't do their homework.b.t.w.Screw the other web sites,Don't forget our hosts of the message boards
Lowman Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 3:20 PM EST
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Why ask why ???
Slimboli Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 3:32 PM EST
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Posts: 16,139
Do a 'search the boards' ... first, click on 'all messages' ... then type in

'overbidders' ... you'll get over 90 threads and posts ---
'overbidding' ... you'll get over 119 threads and posts ---
'Bidding' ... will get you over 586 responses (not all have to to with the above two) ---

And ... if you just type 'WHY' ... you'll get 2320 threads and posts of people asking 'why' ...

That should give MORE than you you ever wanted to know about 'cigars and related ' ... and then some!
usahog Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 3:42 PM EST
Joined: 12-06-1999
Posts: 22,691
if you Type in "Whining".. it will take you to the end of the Al Gore Internet Connection!!!!

Welcome aboard State!!!

And remember this is an Auction... the simple reasoning is out the Window!!!!

Hog
Tobasco Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 4:11 PM EST
Joined: 02-08-2003
Posts: 2,809


You are correct, stupid question...dont do it again!... ;>)

Mag

PS: WELCOME!
eleltea Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 4:15 PM EST
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Posts: 4,562
Remember, overbidders keep the site alive for us underbidders. ;o) Welcome.
Robby Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 5:09 PM EST
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Posts: 5,067
what eleltea said, and remember, there's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid responses. Regardless of how saged respondents appear, there was a time when they smoked their first cigar...
arwings Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 5:13 PM EST
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I know I work on getting in my quota of stupid responses..............Couched in a sagely manner!
Robby Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 5:18 PM EST
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no offense meant, unless you deserve it, and you know who you are! Ahhh the joy of guilt, I was once accused of being a Jewish mother in a previous life, I resemble that remark, OY!
Tobasco Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Aug 1 2003, 7:20 PM EST
Joined: 02-08-2003
Posts: 2,809


Robby, I guess yours qualifies as the 1st dumb response. There have been many dumb questions on these boards.

Maybe you havent been around long enough, but I think you have.

statelandman, I was just playing with you. Your question isnt stupid, its just been asked about a thousand times.

Like I said before, WELCOME!

Mag
godfather1453406 Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Aug 2 2003, 8:15 PM EST
Joined: 06-11-2003
Posts: 426
Think about it. If there question weren't asked over and over then there wouldn't be many people coming to the fourms often and that could cause a decline in business for cbid. If they have a decline in business we could all stop smoking cigars and letting the cigar making countries go poor. If we let the cigar making countries go poor revolutions could start up and put everyone at war. With everyone at war there would be WWIII and weapons of mass destruction could be used and then the world as we know is over. I an not going to sit here and let you do that and cause the end of the world as we know it!
statelandman Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 7:42 AM EST
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Posts: 225
Thank you. Now I feel a lot better.
Robby Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 7:50 AM EST
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bingo. Some folks seem to build themselves up by tearing others down (low self esteem?) don't sweat it :-) Like I said, no such thing as a stupid question. There are always new folks with old questions, don't let a belligerent few discourage you from asking. There are many who will work with you and answer your qstns.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 7:52 AM EST
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Posts: 33,248
godfather1453406

i believe your post is the most succinct.
JonR Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 8:34 AM EST
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Yo SLMan: Like I have stated more than once," There's only one stupid question and that's the one you don't ask ". Now to answer your question, people overbid so that we have something to talk about and so we can feel proud of the fact they we are intelligent bidders. Now I have a question for you, " Cello on or cello off ". LOL JonR
arwings Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 11:48 AM EST
Joined: 02-09-2003
Posts: 950
statelandman........It is helpful to remember that you always need to be very cautious about attempting to apply parameters like reason.....logic.....intellect.....etc., to the activity at a cigar auction! All parameters of this type impede efforts at understanding what in God's Name is going through the mind of the bidder (in my case, unfortunately, nothing much going through a lot of the time)!

That said......welcome aboard. You're with friends here and you'll find these folks go out of their way to help you. I've saved a lot of money as well as avoided some really horrendous to fatal errors by browsing the posts, and asking questions, on this board. Light up, relax, and enjoy.

Robby..........don't always put a smiley face icon at the end of my posts, but that last one was pure tongue-in-cheek......:} (not the "stupid response" part; I can always seem to manage that without half-trying)

godfather...........what a devastating, apocalyptic end result you paint.......all the more so because it's probably true! :}
Robby Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 12:02 PM EST
Joined: 10-30-2002
Posts: 5,067
aye aye sir :-)
ikonoklast7 Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 6:02 PM EST
Joined: 07-13-2003
Posts: 683
That's right kiddies...smoke your cigars, or else we all die in a horrific nuclear holocaust!
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