Originally Posted by Sink r8

No, I'm saying that people, assuming they have taken care of their displacement options, making voluntary, conscious decisions to bid AE's. Some are going to hope this first bid goes real junior (they often do), and get something they may not actually want, just because they are blinded by the fourth stripe, or the payrate, or something else. They make the choice of swinging for the pitch, IOW. If they get too hungry, and ask for more than they truly want, they shouldn't cry if they get it.

I keep telling myeself to be disciplined, and put down exactly what I want, with the appropriate qualifiers, and not get greedy enough to ask for what I might accidentally get. I also keep telling myself it's OK if a junior guy gets something I didn't actually want, even if it pays better, or comes with an extra stripe.

It's another version of "bid what you want, want what you bid". Make sense?