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I had an idea about how to frustrate snipers on eBay. I don't think I'm the first person to come up with this idea, but it hasn't been discussed much. eBay allows the seller to end the auction early. What if I, as a seller, made a clear announcement (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) then (...) final (...) For a Siege Cart?? Wow! Actually thats roughly 66% more, but who's counting. :-) OTOH, if he had bid $50 or $60 from the get go, when the minimum was only $6, its highly likely the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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This will be a short and sweet auction of these two Model Team sets. Advancing to begin next Wednesday, April 28th. They will advance every 48 hours, including weekends, so going once on W, twice on F, maybe sold on Sunday, May 2nd. 5510 Off Road (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
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(...) I like it: lugnet.market.discuss! (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Yes, but a large measure of the pleasure is a negative pleasure, that of intentionally hurting other people. I'm pretty sure most people who snipe don't think much about it, they're just playing the game by the rules, but there are also plenty (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I was just going to say that. I think that a lugnet.market.discussion or similar would encompass all the issues that have been presented without misleading in any way. It's not as specific as .theory or .technology which I consider a plus, but (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
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I like the idea of lugnet.market.auction.d (discussion) since most of the people must be looking for auctions in this particular group. Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) People like options. Right. But people, myself included, can hear of some (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) That's not sniping, that's just bidding. Arrangements are nice, but they have to run with the acknowledgement that other people might bid on the lots in question. It still sucks to be you in that case. Steve "You keep using that word. I do not (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Yes. Should you be bidding in auctions if you haven't organized your life sufficiently to have bought insurance? No, you shouldn't. If you do anyway, and have to welsh because you didn't think things through, you deserve a black mark. Else (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I like market.theory better than technology for two reasons 1) as Todd said, cut back on people thinking they can buy CD players there... 2) Theory encompasses technology. 3) the Usenet precendent. OK, 3 reasons. That said, I don't think (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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