30 Sep
2010
30 Sep
'10
3:09 p.m.
Its as if you were at an in-person auction and someone
bid right
between the "going" and "gone" and the auctioneer pointed to that
last
bidder and said "sold!" to that last bidder without giving anyone else
a chance to bid. ?This is what feels off about sniping compared to
what most people expect in an auction.
In real live auctions, such dramatic bidding almost never happens.
There are plenty of late bidders, but they chime in before the whole
"going" bit starts.
So I can see why Ebay has a fixed time limit. And I like it this way -
I know when my auctions are ending, and can plan my life and business
accordingly.
--
Will