21 Feb
2011
21 Feb
'11
10 a.m.
This is how our auction site Trade me works here in New Zealand. Its called
auto-extend.
On 22/02/2011 6:32 AM, "Philip Pemberton" <classiccmp at philpem.me.uk>
wrote:
On 21/02/11 13:58, Liam Proven wrote:
Sniping subverts how auctions work.
Seems the easiest solution would be to extend the auction by a couple of
minutes every time someone snipes (up to a given maximum amount of time, say
an hour).
Which is almost exactly how it works in a real auction:
"Going once... going twice..."
"Fifty quid!"
"Fifty quid to the gentleman in the middle... do I hear fifty-five... going
once..."
"Fifty-five!"
"Would the gentleman in the middle care to counter? Going once, going twice.
Sold."
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Phil.
classiccmp at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/