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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 00:10:14 GMT
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{cjc@newsguy.}nomorespam{com}
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> 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?
> >
> > You know, I didn't try. But if I were coding an auction site, I sure
> > would not allow self bids.
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> 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.
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.
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| (...) 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. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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