Snipe S/W? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Dec 2000

On December 22, Aaron Nabil wrote:
...
  I'm not sure I understand how your "very
subjective maximum" at all alters
 my assertion that using the proxy system entirely sidesteps the problem
 of snipers.  I think it is safe to say that the "maximum you are willing
 to pay" is ALWAYS very subjective.

 How does bidding your maximum via the proxy system fail to defuse
 snipers just becuase the item is rare? 
  Because bidding via the proxy system means bidding your maximum ONCE.
Over the course of several days during an auction, due to new
information, new finds, other competing auctions etc etc, my "maximum"
may change from moment to moment.

  Think of it as a cop-out...it's sometimes REALLY difficult to come
up with a good "maximum value" and stick to it.  If I want something
badly enough, who knows!

                 -Dave McGuire