30 Sep
2010
30 Sep
'10
2:46 p.m.
The problem is there are people that don't understand the proxy bidding process
on eBay and therefore circumvent it by placing their own incremental bids. Once
they get to wherever they feel like the max they're willing to pay is, they quit
bidding period. I feel like most of these bidders aren't really serious, so why
give them the opportunity to run the bid up for you? Bid early, bid often is a
bad strategy for eBay. Bidding at the last possible second will save you money.
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From: Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>;
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 4:28:50 PM
Subject: Re: Latest eBay seller BS
In article <4CA49B3F.22553.11F0FAB at cclist.sydex.com>,
"Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
On 30 Sep 2010 at 17:03, Dave McGuire wrote:
...on an auction system that doesn't extend the closing time.
Other on-line auction sites extend the closing time until bids stop
coming.
Sniping only works on ebay because bidding activity doesn't move the
closing time.
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.
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...but if you want to pay LESS, snipe.
That was what I implied by "bid". A snipe is nothing more than a bid
that happens a short time before closing.