Eric J Korpela wrote:
Of course.
The point he was trying to make is that non-snipe bidding is
counterproductive for the user bidding and just about everyone else.
You and he may believe that, but that doesn't make it true. Snipe bidding
is for two types of people 1) people who believe that they are somehow
entitled to pay less than an item is worth to somebody else (and believe
that snipe bidding will allow that to happen) and 2) people who can't set
limits for themselves and will continually bid up an item when their maximum
bid has been exceeded.
I have used both sniping and normal bidding in auctions on ebay. In my
experience, it is easier to get an item for substantially less than my
intended maximum bid. The maximum amount of money I'm willing to pay
for an item is no one's business but my own. The less I pay, the better
it is for me. However, if I'm sniping, and you've already bid more than
my maximum possible bid, I'll drive the auction up to my maximum bid and
that's what you'll pay.
Let's face it. ebay isn't like other auctions. Other auctions get
extended with continued bidding. It's a different game altogether.
Peace... Sridhar