Ebay

In the seven years I've been a buyer and seller at ebay I've seen many changes.

One change I've noticed recently is that many more bidders are pouncers. They don't bid until the very last minute and then bid high.

I've lost the last three German fountain pens I've wanted this way, and while none went for an extraordinarily high price, as I only want one for sentimental reasons I've bid what I thought I could pay and what the pen is worth.

This last pen I wanted more than others, bid more than twice what I ordinarily bid for these pens and still an hour before the bidding was to end--I lost!