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Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
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lugnet.market.auction
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Tue, 13 Apr 1999 00:34:49 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, lar@voyager.net (Larry Pieniazek) writes:
> > I don't see why you can't bid for yourself? Is it a technical problem?
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> You know, I didn't try. But if I were coding an auction site, I sure
> would not allow self bids.
Why not? Preventing self-bidding only gives a false sense of security to
participants. Someone dishonest enough to bid on their own items (in a
dishonest way) could still effectively bid via a friend or alter-ego. It
doesn't stop anything.
--Todd
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 | | Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
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| (...) Yup. And I can imagine cases where a seller might have second thoughts about selling at all. Cancelling the auction is one way to keep it. Another way is to completely outbid everyone interested in it. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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