Big PDP-11 pile on Ebay

On 2/7/2011 3:19 AM, jim s wrote: I've got no problem with sniping, manually, service, with your own software, whatever. Ebay sets the framework, and everything done legally within that framework is fine with me. Some auction places automatically extend the bidding time if a bid comes in last-minute, and I think this makes sense. Certainly, real physical auctions do this. Maybe you can explain why you think that the item "cost 16 for no reason?" Your maximum bid was $14.50(or $15 for 1971stephens, if that's you). You didn't want to pay more than $14.50 for it, right? 1971stephens maximum bid was $15.00. Mr. 5-score's maximum bid was $15.50. Sure, he changed his maximum bid at one dollar increments, and he's not a savvy ebayer yet. That's why we call them newbies. Even with sniping, if you set your real maximum bid to $14.50, you still would have lost. ESPECIALLY when you are not able to watch the auction, you should have bid real your maximum. If you wanted the item, and would have paid $16.00 for it, then you should have bid $16. The item was won by Mr. 5-score for $15.50 exactly and precisely because he had the maximum bid at the end of the auction. Can you please explain why the item should have went for $7.99 in the presence of higher bids at the end of the auction? Keith