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Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Tue, 27 Apr 1999 02:16:00 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
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> Interesting. Except I'd rather not void an otherwise valid-bid. And I
> don't care if newcomer enters late in the game. They just have to be able
> to hold the bid for the X minutes required before I close the auction.
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> Basically, I think the auction would turn into a live auction for the last
> 24 hours.
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> But, I doubt that people would keep up with intense bidding for very long.
> If it looked like they were going to do so, I would check back later (like
> after 30 minutes or so). Once the bidding stops, I would go ahead and
> close up shop.
What if bidding is perking along at a rate just short of lasting long
enough to close down, and you run off the end of the time period?
Whoever has it then wins. Back to where you were before. Snipers still
can win.
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 | | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| What is so bad about sniping? I don't think I have ever done it, but I'm not sure I completely understand it. Is it like driving in the left lane that you know is going to be closed in a half mile but you drive that lane anyway and dodge in at the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| (...) This is a problem in my idea, but I don't think it would actually come into play in real life. I'm assuming X is relatively short, like 5-10 minutes. But even if it is relatively long, like 1-2 hours, I wouldn't expect that bidders could keep (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| Interesting. Except I'd rather not void an otherwise valid-bid. And I don't care if newcomer enters late in the game. They just have to be able to hold the bid for the X minutes required before I close the auction. Basically, I think the auction (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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