do people get insulted by other people's bids?

[johnnyk71]

i bid on a bunch of things right off, to get things started (most of 'em lower bids, but adding up to about $140 bucks), and was promptly outbid on almost all of it. meanwhile, tons of other stuff has no bids at all.

i was just wondering if i committed some sort of faux pas. i don't expect to win everything i bid on, of course. didn't mean to insult anybody either. hard to believe my taste in hunting gear is THAT good, haha!  

[ChuckC]

Someone always has to start each one.  May as well be you.  Just, pick a few and don't stop !
ChuckC

[magnus]

Gotta start somewhere. I know I wouldn't be insulted if you bid on something I posted. Good for you for getting it rolling!  

[Jon Stewart]

I don't participate because I can't afford to get into a bidding war.  I have bought things like One Stringer donations but they are a fixed price.

[Bel007]

I saw a fantastic gesture a couple years ago.  Several items went to near the last day with zero bids.

One fine gentleman bid $5 on each item just to get them up to the top and generate some activity on them.

In the end I believe he did win some of them.  He was not trying to low bid anything, just help the cause and raise money for the charity.

A very honorable gesture indeed.

[threeunder]

If someone gets upset bidding on these things, I really wouldn't have much for them.  Besides, i think it was Terry that said, you probably should have bid to win it the first time.

[RC]

To much thinking/worrying spoils a good thing. bid all you can afford on all you want to bid on and feel good knowing its for a good cause. If someone gets mad they have missed the boat by a mile.RC

[TooManyHobbies]

I bid on a longbow a couple years ago, early on just to bump it up, figuring it would keep going up. I waited all week and got to keep it. Great bow too.
Keep bidding, good luck.

[Izzy]

I'll send a box of tissues to the 1st fella that gets offended by the ribbing and bidding. Its all for a cause and I have never seen someone take offense to the St. Judes shenanigans.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Insult away!

Anyone who feels insulted by a bid on an item to raise money for a children's hospital, well...

[zipper bowss]

Originally posted by Bel007:
I saw a fantastic gesture a couple years ago.  Several items went to near the last day with zero bids.

One fine gentleman bid $5 on each item just to get them up to the top and generate some activity on them.

In the end I believe he did win some of them.  He was not trying to low bid anything, just help the cause and raise money for the charity.

A very honorable gesture indeed.

I remember that also.I remember thinking what a big heart that big man has.

[gregg dudley]

Originally posted by RC:
To much thinking/worrying spoils a good thing. bid all you can afford on all you want to bid on and feel good knowing its for a good cause. If someone gets mad they have missed the boat by a mile.RC

Yep.  Have fun!

[rbcorbitt]

X2!            

It's all about helping others!!

[ron w]

There are no friends in an Auction.....LOL,     bid till you can't bid no more, IT'S FOR SOME GREAT KIDS WHO CAN ALL USE OUR HELP!!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

just dont out bid me      :p

[CRS]

If someone gets upset, they truly are not seeing the big picture.

The last week has really put everything into perspective.  Wife's Grandma passed away.  Just got back from sharing a late season turkey camp with a gentleman whose daughter was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a couple weeks ago at age 28!  Another good friend was diagnosed with cancer last Monday.

BID, have fun, don't take it too serious.  It is all for a good cause.

[tracker1]

CRS has the right attitude.

         

[amazonjim]

Don't bid just send money

[WINDTALKER]

I say bid away, all bids are gonna start low that's the fun part of auctions to watch them climb. And I in the end if you win cool if not then send money cash donation if you want, after all its for the kids.

[Hopewell Tom]

What RC said.
It's an auction, that's how it works. But this is more than that, it's about sick kids and helping them out.