WTF? (was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook")

HE may have the right to do this but all buyers have the right to "snipe" according to reality as well as ebay's rules and standards. if there is 1 second left and you pop in a winning bid then others have to deal with it and the buyer *should* be mature enough to enjoy the money earned by the final bid. What business is it of the seller that the final bid was posted in the lst 2 minutes anyway? I never post a bid before the last 30 seconds. I need to make sure that I don't ever partonize this person's auctions. -----Original Message----- From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Glen Goodwin Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 11:45 PM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: WTF? (was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook") Ian, thanks for pointing this out. For the group, here's a snippet from Pat's Ebay "me" page: [begin snippet] I reserve the right not to honor any bid made during the last 2 minutes of one of my auctions. Also, I maintain a list of everyone who has ever "bid sniped" me on any auction that I was a bidder on, and I reserve the right to not honor any bids on my auction items from any bidder on that list. [snippet ends] I don't have a lot of Ebay experience, but I was under the impression that it was a fairly level playing field, albeit one where "anything goes." If someone comes up against me with a faster machine and a faster connection, then I may be sniped. Oh well. This guy carries grudges and does not appear to be a trustworthy person to deal with. I'll look more closely at "me" pages in the future. Sheesh! Glen 0/0