Sniping Does Not Require Justification!

--- On Fri, 2/18/11, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote: *Sniping* on eBay has nothing to do w/shooting (or killing) from concealment. It's simply a term. If the person that got beat out didn't bid high enough, that's their problem. I once bid the exact amount someone else did on an item, seconds before it ended, but they were a second or two earlier. Life goes on. It's playing the game. If you were the SELLER and someone sniped your item, you'd be happy. All games have rules. If you've been playing for some period of time, you tend to play better then those who haven't. Life in the big city. It's all a function of who wants it and how bad. It's all fair game. My humble opinion anyway. Ebay really isn't a conventional auction is some respects. Ebay serves as a proxy for each and every bid. Technically even in a real auction sniping goes on. In the last seconds before an item is finalized, someone bids through the roof. It's all the same. I don't eat meat (anymore), certainly don't hunt, nor even kill a stink bug unnecessarily. Shooting wolves from helicopters does seem somewhat cowardly, but ESPECIALLY to other hunters who object to it. All or most hunting is cowardly. The animal doesn't stand a chance. But oftentimes that's how yuck-yucks are raised out in the sticks. To take enjoyment in spilling something's blood. For desperately needed food, well that's a different story.