Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

The reinforcements have arrived Rich!

Our opponents are burying their heads in the sand pretending that competition doesn't exist:



Wake up, people!  The chance of getting a bargain is inversely proportional to the number of watchers/bidders and drops to nearly zero when the number of bidders and/or watchers reaches a certain threshold, and it's ridiculous and asinine to pretend otherwise.  At that point, it's entirely appropriate to discuss it. Current examples (with number of watchers as of 7pm EDT tonight):

40 watchers, 13 bids.  Chance of getting a bargain?  Very low to nonexistent.



32 watchers, 5 bidders. Chance of getting a bargain?  Very low.



25 watchers, 19 bids. Chance of getting a bargain?  Low.



5 bidders in the first day on Emovie.  Chance of getting a bargain?  Low.  (And I agree with Rich that it's tough to ever get a bargain on Emovie's best stuff.)

[stewart boyle]

"our opponents"
Jeez

Stew

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Our opponents are burying their heads in the sand pretending that competition doesn't exist:

these are our other opponents

[Silhouette]

I think Rich had an aneurism or somethin'...

 

[Zorba]

"our opponents"
Jeez

Stew

You guys must be the Legion of Doom 

 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

the Avengers

[Der Januskopf]

"The chance of getting a bargain is inversely proportional to the number of watchers/bidders and drops to nearly zero when the number of bidders and/or watchers reaches a certain threshold."


And this is known to be true and factual, based on?

And what is this "certain threshold" number that is being talking about? Where did the "theshold" number come from?

[stewart boyle]

You guys must be the Legion of Doom 

 

At some point a hot chick will walk round the ring.

Stew

[Charlie]

how come nobody has outed any of them yet??? aren't you folks working hard to cost me a few dollars..??

 

Isn't the long goodbye on emovie right now...

[erik1925]

Or maybe just a whole lot of:

[Zorba]

At some point a hot chick will walk round the ring.

Stew

Maybe but I didnt mean this Legion of Doom


I meant this one...

[erik1925]

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Isn't the long goodbye on emovie right now...

have it
find something else
 

[Der Januskopf]

At some point a hot chick will walk round the ring.

Stew

Or a chick blowing rings---

[wonka]

Wake up, people!  The chance of getting a bargain is inversely proportional to the number of watchers/bidders and drops to nearly zero when the number of bidders and/or watchers reaches a certain threshold, and it's ridiculous and asinine to pretend otherwise.  At that point, it's entirely appropriate to discuss it.

[CSM]

Mel had a different avatar back then so obviously that earlier, contradictory post no longer exists in current APF reality

[ddilts399]

Lord, I think some folks must live in a fantasy world sometimes. It doesnt matter if there are 1 or 100 watchers it is the 101st that had a long week at work and no time to look for auctions all week but sat down, read the forum and saw your post and decided to bid an extra 50.00 that makes a difference. If you bid on obscure stuff no one cares about but you and another guy 12 times zones away of course you wouldn't think it makes a difference.

[wonka]

Mel had a different avatar back then so obviously that earlier, contradictory post no longer exists in current APF reality

Ha, yep.

I miss the Princess Bride days. The bigger issue however, is that the argument that Mel poses here in his initial post on the matter is very concise and thoughtful, well put and executed in an agreeable and mediated tone...

But now those who agreed with this sentiment of his that he once had...well we all have our head in the sand our up our ass.

[wonka]

It doesnt matter if there are 1 or 100 watchers it is the 101st that had a long week at work and no time to look for auctions all week but sat down, read the forum and saw your post and decided to bid an extra 50.00 that makes a difference.

 

[brude]

Lord, I think some folks must live in a fantasy world sometimes. It doesnt matter if there are 1 or 100 watchers it is the 101st that had a long week at work and no time to look for auctions all week but sat down, read the forum and saw your post and decided to bid an extra 50.00 that makes a difference. If you bid on obscure stuff no one cares about but you and another guy 12 times zones away of course you wouldn't think it makes a difference.

 

[Der Januskopf]

Nothing like one accused of "having his head in the sand" revealing another who has his foot in his mouth!

 

[CSM]

To be somewhat fair to Mel - didn't Bruce actually start the mid-auction thread?

[wonka]

To be somewhat fair to Mel - didn't Bruce actually start the mid-auction thread?

Yes, but it was a 'joke' as he put it.

The origin doesn't matter, though.

[CSM]

Yes, but it was a 'joke' as he put it.

The origin doesn't matter, though.

I just meant that he specifically started the Post-Auction thread to avoid the Mid-Auction discussion. 

But that was then (with the avatar 1.0) and now I am sure if he had to do it all over again he would join Team Richie and start the Mid-Auction thread in a heartbeat...

[wonka]

I am sure if he had to do it all over again he would join Team Richie