So you just let me wander around yesterday with my number hanging out for everyone to see?!
What kind of friend would not tell you to 'check your fly'?
I don't really believe any of this stuff matters. Generally speaking, I'm gonna bid what I'm gonna bid and no more. Doesn't matter who sees me doing it, but I'm not one of those guys who's going to start fidgeting and sweating as I approach my limit. I try to be like the guy I hate bidding against,.....someone who just stands there and raises a bid with no hesitation or emotion until he drops out and waits for the next lot. You'll never see an auctioneer even try to coax another bid out of him. He bids 'til he's done and then turns his back.
Internet bidding is a different animal. You have to know going in that you're at a huge disadvantage and that you really should not win a single lot. If you win, you've probably screwed up. Everybody else gets to inspect the item,.....you do not. And you're automatically going to pay 8% more than all those other people who were able to inspect the item. And then you're either going to pay to ship the item or go get it,......and all those other people who have inspected the item and are granted an 8% discount could have just put it in their pocket and carried it home with them. In my case I'm saying that the gun is worth $378.78 and a five hour round trip to Indy when everybody at the auction says it wasn't worth $300. Chances are very good that I'm the one who's wrong.