Sarah St. horsecar post card on ebay

[Bob Rathke]

Ken,

The trick is not to make outrageous bids :-)

Bob 2/23




Kenneth Josephson wrote:

> Bob Rathke wrote:
>
> > the $152.49 winning bid.  Sometimes people who really want the item will
> > stand back and watch the bidding, then try to get in a high bid in the
> > last minutes of the auction before any of the other bidders have time to
> > react.
>
> They call us, er....them, "snipers."  And that can backfire if the person
> you are "sniping" has a maximum bid nearly, but not quite as outrageous as
> your last minute bid. I've burnt myself more times than I care to admit. :-)
>
> BTW, I just received the latest "Trolley Fare." Color pictures. Wow! And
> Scott Davis really knows how to reproduce that "Pittsburgh Look" with his
> line pole and crossarm placement.   Ken J.