Is This A Shill?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 05/02/2018 04:37 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> On 05/02/2018 01:01 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>
>> And that is a matter of opinion.
> I've been subscribed to eBay since 1998, when the best I could do for a
> net connection was a somewhat iffy 9600 bps.  At that speed and high
> latency, there was no way to engage in a last-minute bidding war against
> those with T1 hookups.
>
> So now I have a machine act in my place with its own high-speed service.
>
> Be grateful for small things--eSnipe normally submits bids 6 seconds
> before auction close, so those with Wall-Street type hookups have
> thousands of milliseconds to sneak in a last bid.
>
> If you want to do away with sniping, suggest a way to equalize the odds,
> such as a 5 built-in 5 minute delay in bidding--or going with a single
> sealed bid option.  Then get eBay to adopt it.

Or, do as I have and don't play the game at all.  :-)

bill