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Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
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Date: 
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 02:17:45 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Steve Bliss writes:

Ouch!  15% is extreme for a bid increment.  So much for me doing much
bidding on that site.

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.

Derick
Flounder & Chef
http://www.SeriousCollector.com
No Sniping. Ever.



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  Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
 
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)
  Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
 
(...) That's great! Thanks for pointing this out. Steve (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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  Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
 
(...) 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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