Latest eBay seller BS

On 1 Oct 2010 at 21:55, Tony Duell wrote: Back in the early days of eBay (when Paypal would *pay* you $20 to join) I did my bidding using a dialup line and Mosaic, I became very frustrated to be aced out by bidders with faster connections. I purchased a software package that did sniping; it was better, but my connection speed and quality still limited me--and eBay frowned on sniping and changed its web pages several times in an attempt to thwart auto-sniping software. Eventually, I signed up with a new service called eSnipe and paid a fee (1% of the winning bid with a cap at $100 gavel and nothing for items under $25). I still use it and enjoy the original terms. Since most of what I bid on is under $25, I haven't paid eSnipe a cent in years. (New subscribers do not get the sweetheart deal). I tell eSnipe to bid what I'm willing to pay. Sometimes I get the item; other times, I don't. I don't get caught up in the final minutes frenzy. Exposing everyone's bid maximum during an auction would be like playing poker with all cards showing. No fun. All in all, eBay's kept a fairly honest game. Excite and Yahoo auctions were rife with abuse--fortunately, they're gone--and good riddance. --Chuck