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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 1:34 pm
uh...I saw YOUR paper shades, too
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 1:38 pm

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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:03 pm
LOL - Now I want to SEE a paper shade!! I haven't gotten anything new in eons and don't know anyone who has either, so... paper shades... trying to imagine what they might look like???!! GOOD NEWS! I WON A ROBE FOR MY DD AT EBAY TONIGHT!!! Ok..now the thing that isn't so great is I just had to win...so I spent more than I intended to spend, but it's a lot less than full price. So...for Christmas she will have a nice new cocoa BFD Cozy Chic robe!! Oh...and we're winning on a hoodie for my other DD and one for me... so far. I do have a question though regarding Paypal. I had an account years ago and never used it so just signed up for a new one. When I signed up I put in my bank account/debit/MC and then when I started going a tad crazy bidding on things, I added a credit card and it said it would be my PRIMARY card. So I'm thinking that's my primary form of payment so I can go hog wild...kinda! Anyway, when I went and paid for the robe, it came out of my BANK ACCOUNT and it says my credit card is the "back up." I can't delete the bank card because there's a transaction in progress. Since I'm a newbie using Paypal...could someone explain how it works??? Fortunately, I have enough to pay for the robe in my bank account but I would rather start paying with my credit card for future purchases, although I may just have to wait to pay if I get MY hoodie that I'm bidding on. Funny note: The auction was running out on the robe. I had bid on another one and was glad I got outbidded on that one because I decided I wanted to get another one, however, I wasn't planning on running over here every commercial and see how much time was left and add another bid and see I was still auto-bidded out of it and then I tried one last time......with less than a min. left...and my last bid won. I told my son who is a regular Ebay person that I won in the last min. He said... "Oh, you're one of THOSE PEOPLE!" LOL I justified myself to him by showing the bids and that I was the first bidder and had double the bids of all the other bids on that robe. SO THERE!!!! heh heh I must admit that I am watching some things and see how high they go and will be ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE if it suits me. 
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Joely
Member
09-24-2005
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:07 pm
Hi everyone! What are you doing on this fine Friday evening? I'm still working on the office and I'm taking a break! LOL about the paper shades and huk's amazing vision!
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Joely
Member
09-24-2005
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:11 pm
Hi Watching! Congrats you eBay whiz! For your paypal account, you just log on to your paypal account and then under the tabs click on profile and then credit cards. Select the credit card that you want and then click on 'make primary' Send me an email if that doesn't work and I'll look into it more.
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:14 pm
Congrats, Watching! That is awesome. I love ebay, and I am one of "those" people lol. I figure if the person wants it badly enough, they would have put in a max bid higher than mine. :o) Anyway, about Paypal - the default payment is through your bank account ... what you have to do is click the "change payment option" (or something to that effect) in the little link underneath where it shows your account information on the pay page. It will then have you choose between several options, one of which is your credit card. The next window will ask if you are sure you want to pay by credit card, after a long spiel about buyer's protection if paid using your bank account. Click "yes", and it should then show payment is through your credit card. Just remember that you should go through several windows before paying to pay by credit card. Hope that helps! I know I didn't explain that too clearly. 
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:20 pm
Huk - LOL about that site and the sign you made! I love it! Can't wait to play around that site. LOL about the paper shades - I know them well. At our house in CA, we have a nice picture window with an arch window right by our big oval garden tub - up on a hill, so no looky-loos lol. Still, we highly value our privacy, and the previous owners had taken down the window coverings. I wanted to get custom blinds, like bamboo, but I couldn't decide right away, so I got those "beautiful" paper pleated shades from Expo/Home Depot. They were up there forever! It did the job, and looked fine lol. I see now they are available at Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, etc., and they have gotten pretty fancy - some are made from a fabric now, I think, and there is even one that is made just for those arch windows.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:25 pm
When I eBay, I don't even bid ONCE, until the day the auction is ending, and I usually save the big for about an hour or two left. That way the person may not get the "you have been outbid" email that eBay sends out. Mind you, I buy Eeyore keychains and big mugs. Nothing huge. I just have this weird belief that sellers sometimes create second accounts, and use those accounts to UP your bid. About 25% of my purchases have been through the "second chance" email, that the seller sends out when the WINNING bid falls through. I think that's weird. So now, I never bid more than once.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 10:36 pm
Thanks for all the advice everyone! I did get more than a bit carried away on this being my first purchase and since it was ending and it was the first robe I had bid on...AND I was doing the "commado computer" really doing something and not wanting DH to know what I was really up to while we watched our tape of Survivor..... and then he left the room and there was a min. left and I just HAD to bid again... That being said.. now I could kind of kick myself because I see there is an Expresso one with a HOOD in her size which is WAY DOWN in price compared to the one I just bought and is only a 3 day listing w/2 days left and I was supposed to WATCH THAT... cuz I know she would have LOVED the hood....so now I want everyone to wish that that robe goes WAY OVER    what I paid for the one I just bought! ROFL!!!!! I just got carried away and wanted to win something just ONCE in my life. heh heh.. I'm such a dork! I am just watching other things and haven't bidded, but I sure wish I wasn't trying to be so sneaky and had noticed the robe that was listed yesterday. DANG...that's what I get for hiding what I'm doing from DH.... like when I watch BB! 
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:13 pm
I bought my second robe today, lol! After giving Sea a hard time for having too many...but that Nordstrom sale on the hooded robes is too good to pass up! I confess to being one of "those people" on eBay- and proud of it! I love snagging something that way.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:20 pm
Watching - don't kick yourself. As you can see by your own experience and the comments here - a large percentage of bids can come at the end of the auction. Me? Sure, one "those people" too. An item with a few days left that is low now - oh, how that can change if it's something popular or interesting! Oh, and our paper shades came from Bed, Bath & Beyond. I had no idea there were so many place to find them. LOL
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Joely
Member
09-24-2005
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:39 pm
I'm a huge eBay snagger. I bid in the last 10 seconds all the time. I put in my max bid, close eyes and click! I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE TOO! haha
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:42 pm
eBay SNIPERS unite! 
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:49 pm
I think it's Sincebb1 that even has a program that snipes if you don't have the time!! She is a TRUE ebayer!!! LOL It's a wonder why they even MAKE auctions for longer than 2 days!!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 1:04 am
Whew... you all make me feel so much better now!!! I still wish I snagged one w/a hood for her though. LOL
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 1:18 am
I guess I'm not a true sniper, at least I don't use a service or a program, but I've been known to beat other bidders out in the last 30 seconds. Watching, don't kick yourself! We've all gotten carried away with "mustwinitis".. What color robe did you win, Watching? What color hoodie robe did YOU buy MsMeggie?? LOL
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 3:00 am
I'm a sniper from way back! I pretty much only buy old toys from E-Bay. I don't even place a bid until the last 30 seconds or so, EVER! That way I know roughly how much I'll have to bid to beat the last bidder, AND, I have generally one extra chance to rebid if I'm not high enough. If people begin bidding on things when there are days left to go on a sale, the price goes up unnecessarily (in my mind). I also have to admit that I have hidden store sale items under something else, and snagged it on sale day (sometimes that works, sometimes it is found and I lose out...). Hey, I do what I have to in order to save a buck. excuse me now while I go back to peeking in everyone's windows...think I'll change my name from Huk to Peeker
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 5:08 am
Bonza~ After I had spent several hundred dollars on the darn paper shades I learned that the shutter co. would have provided them free, stupid me. They are making some nice ones now...even black out. Huk,(I mean Peeker)~You can't see through the black out shades, or can you? LOL! Watching~ Eeyore is right! I do have sniping software! I believe, as other here do, that if you even bid at all you are upping the price. I set the program to wait until a few seconds before the auction is over. I am absolutely "one of those people" because I learned from losing many auctions that if you want the goods at a decent price, it is a necessary evil! Julip~ Got the coupon, thanks! Joely~ Haven't figured out the Plasma color thing yet. My tech guy is baffled. He is coming over to see what he can do on Sunday. So I have to watch green people till then. I have an additional problem...The Denon receiver has a maddening remote that when touched comes alive. Of course my Dennis-the-Menace kitty walked on the remote and reprogrammed the speakers.The remote control looks like a Nasa Shuttle remote so there are way too many buttons to deal with. My DH made it worse cause he just grabbed the remote and started pushing buttons at random. It took me forever just to get some sound back! So for now I paid a fortune to watch green people in mono!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 7:05 am
yes there is a program to snipe with. i love it!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 7:33 am
My cats are remote-walkers, too.. I used to be safe keeping the remote on the arm of the recliner since Critter would come and jam next to me, which she still does. But Angelina uses the arm on her way to the back of the recliner so if she appears I have to grab for the remote and put it next to me, which can be a problem if Critter comes by later (never together). Critter is more likely to change settings on the computer.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 8:56 am
I'm an eBay virgin, however, if I were to do eBay, I'd be a sniper too.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 8:58 am
Oh I just look for the Buy-It-Now items. I can't stand the anticipation of bidding and waiting. Maybe if I knew how to be a sniper, I could handle the bidding. I really want a sniper program.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 9:08 am
You'd be a "natural", Coco! 
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 9:17 am
www.snipeville.com just sayin'
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 9:22 am
Sea, you know me soooo well... jbeanie, you know me soooo well.... Have you used snipeville before...anyone??
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