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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) unable (...) as (...) to (...) I don't know if eBay spends ANY time policing their system. I am sure they do, but its not evident. The feedback thing seems to be the main thing thats used. And if you fail to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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In lugnet.market.auction, Todd Lehman writes: [snip] (...) From the number of the responses to this and a few other Auction technology threads, maybe we need lugnet.maket.technology group? (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Sure, of course it's more honest if the bidder bows out honorable way. But not everyone is going to do that. If you allow people to renege on their high bid without any penalty or record-blackening, the result over time is many frustrated (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Sanjay's recent Maersk Truck auction is another good example. One early bidder bid $50 when the rest of the trucks were at $35. The $50 truck sold early and the rest ended up going for more than $50. (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) But now you're not talking about having to beat the proxy by the increment, you're talking about bidders being unwilling to go to the next increment level. That's a different problem, and happens in every single auction -- they end when no one (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) But it is possible to bid $10, and see the bid bounce back to the other person at $10. So limiting bids to exact increments won't solve the "revealing the proxy bid" syndrome. I think you were more on track with the approach of raising the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) That's great! Thanks for pointing this out. Steve (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) can't (...) new (...) address) (...) I would contest that a more reasonable way to get out of the bid is to let the seller know well before the auction ends that the bidder is unable to pay for what he has bid. Then that bid can be canceled. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) the (...) still (...) ebay (...) He did, and so have you. Like the government, everyone complains about it, but I am still glad we have it. I am a tad idealistic myself, but when any system performs its (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Derick Bulkley wrote in message ... (...) 10% (...) Hey, that's a good thing to know! That large increment was my biggest complaint today regarding SC - if its adjustable, I think that is definitely a step up from any other on-line auction. 15% is (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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12 sets of 4 Lego gold coins (URL) windows (8) and doors (4) (URL) fences, umbrellas and rails (URL) inverted slopes (URL) LARGE and small red plates (URL) grey plates (URL) 1x16 tan bricks (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Many large Technic wheels and tires (URL) rubber tracks with hubs (URL) Cyberslam special pieces (URL) gears including worms and extra-large (URL) bent round-end beams (38) (URL) round-end beams and other Technic parts (URL) Technic plates (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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6263 Imperial Outpost MIB (URL) ninja minifigs and equipment (URL) 6414 Dolphin Point (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Wild West parts - Brown log walls (12) and 1x4 (62), 1x2 (85) bricks (URL) West minifigs - 5 cowboys, bank guy, weapons (URL) Cavalry minifigs - 1 officer, 2 NCO's, 4 troopers, plus 3 flags, 8 rifles, 1 sword, 1 pistol (URL) horses with saddles (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Steve, The Serious Collector allows the selling Member to pick the indrement: 5% 10% or 15% - it is not fixed at X%. The selling Member thus controls the speed of the auction, or rather s/he manages how quickly a lot reaches its "ideal" price. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) It also helps to be able to send messages to other bidders. A polite "there is no way o God's green Earth you are getting XXXXXX away from me" goes a long way. I've heard of less-polite messages, but I really wouldn't know about those. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) But live auctions don't end after the first 5 minutes (or however long) of bidding. They run until the bids stop coming in. That's what the typical online G1/G2/Sold auction does, just at a slower pace. You'd have better luck comparing eBay to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Ouch! 15% is extreme for a bid increment. So much for me doing much bidding on that site. (...) I would say that overly-large bid increments is a separate problem, but it does help illustrate that no-minimum-increment...-proxy-bid is a Bad (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Point well taken, Larry. What about the seller though? It's the *seller* that pays the bills... If A's proxy bid is $1000, and the increment is 10%, and B submits a bid of $1075, then under the proposed method, A wins, get ratcheted up to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Someone bids $100 with a proxy max of $500. Now it's climbed to $150 and the bidding is still hot, and the high bidder realizes he doesn't have $500 after all (maybe it was a typo, or maybe he was counting on some money to come in which didn't (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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