Radio Shack Pro-43 Urgent help.

[experimental_pilot]

Hello,
I just want to get some more opinions on the Pro-43.
It has the VHF aircraft freqs. and the military air freqs. that I want.

Here are the specs.
http://home.ica.net/~phoenix/wap/Pro-43/Pro43-Specs.JPG

Here is the one Im looking at.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...amp;rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

Should I get it?
Hopefully I can get a reply real soon! as the bidding ends in less than half an hour!

Sorry for spamming(I posted in two forums), Im just in a rush to get help.



Thanks!

 

[whooey]

Go for it!!

I paid $100.00 dollars on e-bay for mine!!!

Do it do it :lol:

 

[JnglMassiv]

Looks like Irish Phil wanted it more.

 

[experimental_pilot]

Yes, I hate losing!! Im off to look for another one now.

 

[JnglMassiv]

My Ebay method:
For unique or rare items, always bid your highest early to avoid disappointment. Snipe on more common stuff.

 

[whooey]

HA HA HA

I'M IRISH PHIL, THANKS FOR POSTING A PRO-43 WAS SELLING THAT CHEAP!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:



















































Just kidding, man thats too bad you lost. Theres always Pro-43's on E-bay don't worry. Don't pay more for ones advertised as "modified", chances are just about all of them are modified already.

Good luck,
Brandon G.

 

[Al42]

My Ebay method:
For unique or rare items, always bid your highest early to avoid disappointment. Snipe on more common stuff.

I always snipe - I usually win.

 

[experimental_pilot]

YAAAAAAA I won one!! I too usually snipe and it worked this time!!
Its a Commtel 204 which is the same thing as a Pro-43!

What a rush! :lol:

BTW it $135.97 CDN Almost new.

 

[JnglMassiv]

Well, since the thread topic (the auction) is killed...
Statement: For rare or unique items, bid your max amount early to avoid dissapointment.
Here the theory:
For an item that you don't expect to see often/ever again for sale, the idea is that you want the item and expect to pay a premium for it (ie you favor possession over price). The theory also states that there are others like you who want the item. If, as I say, you bid your max early, you (1) don't miss the auction end, which happens all the time and (2) don't become disappointed when you lose (disappointed because you think 'jeez, if only I'd have bid another dollar, it would have been mine' when had you bid your max early, there's nothing you could have done to get the item). (3)If you are outbid, you can decide to adjust your bid amount (or not).

For more common items, it's expected there are fewer other buyers and more availability so you can snipe and snipe and snipe till you win the item. In this case, it's more often a deal than the possession of a particular item you're after.

The trick is to determine the actual rarity of the item, your max bid, and to assume others are sniping.

On reread, I haven't explained it well but I've seen too many people lose auctions to other snipers for items that they have been shopping for all year. They are remorseful and wish, wish they'd have bid a little more a little earlier. By the way, this doesn't apply to the common Pro-43 scanner. I'm thinking something like the mate to a very rare band two-way that's useless unless in a pair. Sniping is great unless you lose. If it's something you really, really wanted and don't expect to see for a long time, bid early to avoid disappointment.

 

[jmm346]

My Ebay method:
For unique or rare items, always bid your highest early to avoid disappointment. Snipe on more common stuff.

For what its worth, I disagree. Bidding early only means that you're showing your hand early in the game and it can lead to price bidding towards the end of an auction. Only if you bid the same amount as someone else AND those bids are the ending auction amount, does the bid time really matter.

Situation
Person 1: sees item and thinks $100 would be a good price.
Person 2: sees the same item and thinks $90 would be a good price.

Scenario 1
Whether person 1 or person 2 starts the bidding early, the other is likely to see how close the bidding is to each other's price in mind. At that point, one or both parties will often (not always) decide they don't want to lose the auction over a few dollars and bid more which drives the price up.

Scenario 2
If both parties use sniping software close to the auction's end time, Person 1 will win. Person 2 would have lost, but in his/her original thinking wouldn't have wanted to pay $100 anyway. If Person 2 wanted to pay $100 (or more) he/she should have bid that higher amount through a sniping service to begin with.

Sniping is good for buyers who have a set price on things. Early bids are good for sellers because bidding wars often ensue by the "just a few dollars more" thinking.

I theorize that eBay doesn't allow timed bids from their site because they have a vested interest in seeing prices driven up so that their commissions go up. I believe if everyone sniped, prices would generally be lower. I know there's something about the adrenaline of winning a bidding war but at that point its about the excitement of the moment and not about the value originally placed on the item.

Anyway, Happy Bidding!

 

[whooey]

My Ebay method:
For unique or rare items, always bid your highest early to avoid disappointment. Snipe on more common stuff.

For what its worth, I disagree. Bidding early only means that you're showing your hand early in the game and it can lead to price bidding towards the end of an auction. Only if you bid the same amount as someone else AND those bids are the ending auction amount, does the bid time really matter.

Situation
Person 1: sees item and thinks $100 would be a good price.
Person 2: sees the same item and thinks $90 would be a good price.

Scenario 1
Whether person 1 or person 2 starts the bidding early, the other is likely to see how close the bidding is to each other's price in mind. At that point, one or both parties will often (not always) decide they don't want to lose the auction over a few dollars and bid more which drives the price up.

Scenario 2
If both parties use sniping software close to the auction's end time, Person 1 will win. Person 2 would have lost, but in his/her original thinking wouldn't have wanted to pay $100 anyway. If Person 2 wanted to pay $100 (or more) he/she should have bid that higher amount through a sniping service to begin with.

Sniping is good for buyers who have a set price on things. Early bids are good for sellers because bidding wars often ensue by the "just a few dollars more" thinking.

I theorize that eBay doesn't allow timed bids from their site because they have a vested interest in seeing prices driven up so that their commissions go up. I believe if everyone sniped, prices would generally be lower. I know there's something about the adrenaline of winning a bidding war but at that point its about the excitement of the moment and not about the value originally placed on the item.

Anyway, Happy Bidding!

OK, will someone explain what "sniping" is?

And they have software for this???

 

[Al42]

OK, will someone explain what "sniping" is?

Waiting until the last few seconds of the auction, then placing your bid.

And they have software for this???

They do, but I do it manually and I usually get what I bid for if my bid is high enough. (Even software can't guarantee that you'll outbid everyone else - it just makes it easier to make sure that your bid is the last one that makes it in by the close.)

 

[jmm346]

http://www.download.com/Auction-Tools/3150-6905_4-0.html?tag=stbc.gp

The above URL should work for various sniping software that's available. Basically, you store your bid on a sniper's server where that server will store your bid until seconds before the auction ends at which time the bid is placed. A big watchout is that you need to release your ebay id and password to the third party so that the bid can be placed on your behalf.