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Brian,
I have used esnipe (esnipe dot com) for many years for all of my ebay auction bids. The service is very reliable. You have to register, using your ebay handle and password, and send them a deposit (I think $5 is the minimum). They submit your bid automatically in the closing seconds of the auction at a time decided by you. If you win the auction, they deduct a small percentage of the selling price from your account. I’ve never had a problem with them.
Your last post raises an important point. There are lots of woodworkers, collectors and dealers trawling the flea markets and estate sales so you should arrive as early as possible. A good estate sale will see buyers lined up hours before it opens.
To echo one of the many excellent points made by Ken, be flexible and watch for tools that you don’t need immediately. You never know what might turn up. I once went to a small estate sale where the only tools were some cheap pliers, a handful of screwdrivers and a Stanley No.143 Miller’s patent plow plane. I passed on the pliers and screwdrivers and drove home six bucks poorer.
Dave
- This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by Dave Ring.