26 Oct
1998
26 Oct
'98
5:03 a.m.
> Sigh.
> I hate it.
> Sniped just seconds before the end.
> They should realy change their policy about
> ending time - these (automatic) snipers are
> realy not the way it should be.
Hard cheese!
??? I like hard cheese - hmm but I cant get the idea :=)
Snipers, shills, and all of the other nasty things,
some legally shakey,
have been around since auctions were invented. Ebay is no different.
eBay is different - a real auctioneer always gives the same
amount of additional time after teh last Bid - ePay just cuts.
I could imagine two possible ways - first add 1 hour after every
(successful) bid. Or, second just state the ending day and put
the ending time on a random moment.
I would prefere the last one, because it would reflect the
idea of proxy bidding - bid once and let the eBay do its job.
At
least there is no annoying auctioneer (actually an American thing - the
European auctioneers do not talk at several hundered words per minute).
Funny to listen.
I have been in the same situation quite a few times
with Ebay, and now I
must just live with bidding ONCE, and if I am outbid, then I do not win.
None of this high-stress, keep-hitting-the-reload-button, waiting for me.
Ja- especialy when the ending time is something like noon EST
(6PM MEZ) - that's the heavyest trafic time across the pond.
My line was so slow, I needed some 5 Minutes for reloading :(
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK