btpcm
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8 years ago

meh. just watch the falling price thing a half dozen times and you'll figure out the lowest it goes.
even I figured that out and I have a flip fone. <-----*

though it is said I am like a genius.

that said, I haven't bought here in ages.

frankj1 wrote:


*Hey! How about this: I have 2 flip phones! ๐Ÿ˜‡

Looks like they've changed the software or else you didn't watch long enough.
Now, the bottom price varies every time, so does the "Resetting..." price.
It's like that on all the lots. Go see for yourself.
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And the number of prices displayed from high to low changes, not always, to keep you off guard.
The time duration that each price is displayed is inconsistent even between two successive sets.
Usually the price shows for 2.8 seconds but sometimes it stays put for over 15 seconds.
Generally, when the price stays put for a longer time the next price is proportionally lower than after faster falling ones.
Then it falls some more, right when you thought it could be done falling.
The lowest price (the one everyone likes to anticipate) can be as much as $8 less than it was for the previous set.
Or it could be about $8 more.
That much of a difference is for the lots that start over $250 and "free fall" to around $130 in $5-$6 increments.
That takes over 30 falls, up to about 40. But the quantity varies from set to set.
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Watching just one lot, a $40 top price lot could vary, by $1.38 from set to set, for the lowest price.
They treat you right, though, since if you miss the lowest price by being 1/10th of a second late, you get "Resetting..." instead of the high price.
btpcm
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8 years ago
A lot just ended where one member seems to have been trying to outbid the next guy.
Why would anyone do that?
Prolly wasn't KotC unless he's visiting Ohio from the left coast.

He was so busy worrying that the first bidder might get cigars, that he didn't notice he was passing up the QuickBuy price!

Maybe he was "bidding against someone" instead of just getting a good price for himself.
So his plan seems to have flopped, because the other guy's bid automatically increased each time.
The lot ended up closing with a Bid to Win price of $98.50 when the Winners were at $95.50.
Total of 8 bids, 5 of which were the second bidder's, bidding "against" the other guy -- who wasn't even there, but his higher price kept showing up and the less astute second bidder kept raising his price, effectively bidding against himself!

So if you think you'll get a great price by setting your high stop at $1,000 and going to bed, you could be unpleasantly surprised by a dufus who keeps trying to "outbid" you like this.

There had been two other bidders but their highest limit wasn't quite high enough for this lot, so they got priced out.
What's really funny is, he could have saved himself the grief of bidding if he had used the QuickBuy and had saved $10.50!
Oh, but then the two lower prices wouldn't have been outbid and they would still have gotten their cigars.
We couldn't have THAT, now, could we?

The second bidder, in his attempt to take cigars away from the first bidder, paid 10.50 more than he had to, and that didn't prevent the first bidder from getting his cigars! So it's $10.50 wasted.

Nub 460 Connecticut (Gordo) (4.0"x60) Box of 24
Bid to Win: $98.50 QuickBuy Price: $85.00 Closed

B2W price is $3 more than the Winners' top price, which is the case for prices ending over $45.

STATUS CLOSED
STARTING BID $1.00
UNITS AVAILABLE 2
OPENS Wednesday, July 4, 12:17 PM ET
CLOSES Monday, July 9, 6:20 PM ET
2 Winners ยท 8 Bids Total
BK of East Weymouth, MA
$95.50/ea1 Unit, 4 days ago
VC of Akron, OH
$95.50/ea1 Unit, 8 hours ago
frankj1
8 years ago

*Hey! How about this: I have 2 flip phones! ๐Ÿ˜‡

Looks like they've changed the software or else you didn't watch long enough.
Now, the bottom price varies every time, so does the "Resetting..." price.
It's like that on all the lots. Go see for yourself.
.
And the number of prices displayed from high to low changes, not always, to keep you off guard.
The time duration that each price is displayed is inconsistent even between two successive sets.
Usually the price shows for 2.8 seconds but sometimes it stays put for over 15 seconds.
Generally, when the price stays put for a longer time the next price is proportionally lower than after faster falling ones.
Then it falls some more, right when you thought it could be done falling.
The lowest price (the one everyone likes to anticipate) can be as much as $8 less than it was for the previous set.
Or it could be about $8 more.
That much of a difference is for the lots that start over $250 and "free fall" to around $130 in $5-$6 increments.
That takes over 30 falls, up to about 40. But the quantity varies from set to set.
.
Watching just one lot, a $40 top price lot could vary, by $1.38 from set to set, for the lowest price.
They treat you right, though, since if you miss the lowest price by being 1/10th of a second late, you get "Resetting..." instead of the high price.

btpcm wrote:


it always stopped at different low prices, that's why I said to watch a half dozen times to figure out the lowest...
btpcm
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8 years ago

it always stopped at different low prices, that's why I said to watch a half dozen times to figure out the lowest...

frankj1 wrote:


For 15 minutes
Offhand I don't know anyone willing to watch falling prices for 15 minutes just to figure out which one is the lowest.

That takes dedication.
frankj1
8 years ago

For 15 minutes
Offhand I don't know anyone willing to watch falling prices for 15 minutes just to figure out which one is the lowest.

That takes dedication.

btpcm wrote:


well, like I said, I haven't bought in ages.

But if the difference in a five pack or 10 pack is a buck or two or 3, just buy if you want them.
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