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Re: Proxy ratcheting: How do auction systems work?
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Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:32:00 GMT
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James Brown wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.market.auction, John DiRienzo writes:
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> > and is not a reasonable cause for eBay animosity or for an adjustment to • the
> > way the auction (eBay) operates.
> Todd answered most of your points much more sensibly than I could, but I • still
> want to reply this one. Any system (auction or otherwise) that encourages
> unfair activity, deserves at least as much animosity as it gets. IMHO, • ebay
> doesn't get nearly enough animosity :)
He did, and so have you. Like the government, everyone complains about
it, but I am still glad we have it. I am a tad idealistic myself, but when
any system performs its function fairly well, it's going to have
imperfections, and those who complain about them. Your right, they probably
deserve as much as they get, if not more.
> > As a user of eBay, I can not complain. In my current auctions, I have
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> That's part of the problem (to take your sentence literally). eBay's • primary
> method of feedback is very cleverly directed not at the system, but at the
> people who use the system. If you are frustrated by something about eBay,
> they very carefully redirect you so that the simplest path for your
> frustration to take is on another user, not against the system itself.
Hah, you must be as clever as the folks at eBay! Even in its infancy
eBay was this way, and I am sure now, it would be an extreme amount of work
for eBay to change this. I guess their feeling, typical of large
corporations, is take it or leave it, we have enough customers. So you get
the run around when you are trying to complain. This is bad.
> > attempted to put a damper on sniping, by ending all the items at the same
> > time. However, this will only be effective if people are trying to bid on
> > more than one of my items (quite possible). This is my only complaint, • both
> Doesn't matter. A sniper will either use custom software (it exists!) to
> snipe all your auctions, or he will simply do it the old fashioned way and
> open 4 or 5 browser windows, and hit 'submit' on each of them in the last,
> say, 3 seconds of your auction.
Well, thats disappointing. I will give this a shot...
> A fix has been found. It's called SeriousCollector.com. ;-) (snide, • shameless
> plug)
> > extends the auction in the event of a very late bid is on the right track,
> > but still has other inadequacies - most importantly, a small market.
> Only 1 way to fix that. Go use it.
>
> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| In lugnet.market.auction, John DiRienzo writes: <snippage> (...) Todd answered most of your points much more sensibly than I could, but I still want to reply this one. Any system (auction or otherwise) that encourages unfair activity, deserves at (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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