How frequently do you check Audiogon listings?

I have been actively looking for a pre-amp on the 'Gon. I had it narrowed down to three units. If one of them came up and things seemed to be in order I would make the purchase. I was probably checking classifieds about 5-6 times a day. Like the post above I too learned the hard way. By the time an initial inquiring email had been sent, responded to and an offer made I was the 4th or 5th guy on the list.

Searching even more frequently and forgoing the initial inquiry contact and going right into "I'll take it" mode, I still ended up losing out on a pre-amp posting that was maybe a few hours old!?

Then I got serious (obsessed?) and ended up searching a few times an hour if I was in front of a computer hoping that something would come up.

Patience or maybe just luck prevailed and I found exactly what I was looking for.

It's not like it used to be thats for sure.

Every 15 minutes if I'm actively looking for something. Else I'm down to once a week like now. Yep once a week if at all. You have to check as often as you can, in order to catch those deals like you just missed. I can also check via my cell phone or my BlackBerry, but audiogon is near impossible to navigate that way. But I use them if I have no choice. That's pretty much when I have "money in hand" and "want that below market price deal ASAP."

Lately I've been hitting the forums 5x day. But I don't look through the classifieds at all. That's likely exactly the opposite of how most vist audiogon.

Every 10 seconds

habit checking them even if I'm not really looking to buy anything many times every day.