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[DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:59:37 GMT
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I had an idea about how to frustrate snipers on eBay. I don't think I'm
the first person to come up with this idea, but it hasn't been discussed
much.
eBay allows the seller to end the auction early. What if I, as a seller,
made a clear announcement in an auction's text that 24 hours before the
auction closed, I would start watching the auction status. Once the high
bid was at least X minutes old, I would close the auction.
Does this sound like a good idea? Would I just end up short-changing
myself because people don't read all the 'fine print' when they should?
Would it work better if I was handling a single lot, or many lots?
Steve
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 | | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| Instead, put a note in the auction text that you reserve the right not to honor any bid placed in the last X minutes unless placed by a previous bidder in the same auction. You might also offer the established high-bidder - the person who was in the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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