5 May
2014
5 May
'14
6:44 p.m.
On 5/5/2014 4:54 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 5/5/14 4:10 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
I make sure I watch tons of items that I don't intend to bid on -
just to do my part to ensure this is meaningless information.
Rob.
> There is a difference. Bidding
"early" (i.e., not at the last minute)
> publicly reveals that there is more interest in the item, and influences
> the bidding behavior of others (including snipers) more than sniping
> at the
> last minute can. It's unclear just how much effect this has, but I'm
> fairly certain that it's non-zero.
>
I'm fairly pissed that eBay has decided to publicly show how many people
are
watching an item. I knew that the sellers had access to that
information, since
I had someone cancel and auction and raise the starting bid when I
watched an item.