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Re: SeriousCollector
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Sun, 4 Apr 1999 15:43:24 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> http://www.seriouscollector.com/
> . Note the anti sniping policy! Any bid keeps
> the auction alive for 24 hours. ** I LIKE that **
This part of the _About_ page bothers me:
Along with the debut of The Serious Collector, comes the
introduction of a proprietary auction methodology unique on the
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world wide web. The Serious Collector employs the
Aging-of-Bids methodology for all its online auctions, which is
economically superior to timed auctions for the pricing of high value,
limited supply merchandise.
Is he trying to claim proprietary ownership on the concept that bids
don't have to close at a fixed time? This isn't unique or proprietary.
EveryAuction software has had this available for years. If I ever
decide to use the EveryAuction engine, I had already planned to kick its
default 5-minute delay up to, say 8-24 hours. I would think that, when
he was planning his auction site, he would have at least looked at
EveryAuction, and that he would then know that his idea is not unique.
Other than that, the site looks nice; I don't have any desire to buy or
sell there right now, but I think that it could fit in to the online
collector's market.
Naji
n (dot) norder (at) computer (dot) org
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Naji Norder <n.norderSPAMBLOCK@c...puter.org> wrote: <snip> (...) One thing I was wondering about - this site, on the bidding page at least, looks almost exactly like eBay (to the best of my recollection). I wonder if there have ever been any (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: SeriousCollector
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| (...) Well, "aging-of-bids methodology" could mean lots of things. There's probably nothing truly proprietary or unique about it unless what they are referring to is some particular mathematical curve function within their code which no one else (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | SeriousCollector
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| Check THIS out: (URL) this isn't for real, it is one of the most elaborate practical/April Fool jokes I have ever seen. Note the anti sniping policy! Any bid keeps the auction alive for 24 hours. ** I LIKE that ** I am not so keen on having to give (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.announce)
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