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Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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Tue, 27 Apr 1999 06:33:58 GMT
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Hi Lego auction enthusiasts,
I want to give this idea below some consideration. I had an auction end
last night where the bidder who had the high bid for five days was outbid
with forty seconds remaining. Needless to say, he was upset, and said he
was willing to pay over $50 above the final bid. I would like more input on
implementing the idea Steve came up with - it could help me, and my bidders.
I thought the idea of ending the auction prior to its scheduled ending time
was a little absurd, but this idea seems more practical. One disadvantage I
see, for bidders, is that it could be used as a hidden reserve, in a way, or
like a shill bidder. Larry seems to like it, so do y'all think it would
work? Like Larry said, it would put me in a position to get negative
feedback, and I sure don't need that! Thanks, and see my RTL post for the
sets I will be auctioning next, there's a few good ones.
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Have fun!
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <3724CECE.19F8044E@voyager.net>...
> "Mitchell I. Puschett" wrote:
> >
> > 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 top spot for most of the auction - the right to
> > purchase the item at the final price. I believe eBay allows you the • option
> > to void a bidder as long as your policies and procedures are spelled out
> > up front.
>
> Awesome idea! I think this is better than closing the auction
> unexpectedly. I did not know eBay allowed that. Might get negative
> feedback from your sniper, but you can very well reply to it clarifying
> that you did what you said you would.
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
> FDIC Know your Customer is wounded, thanks to you, but not dead...
> See http://www.defendyourprivacy.com for details
> For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
> - Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
> - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
> - This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Was this on your mondo set of lots that all ended at the same time? Guess that it didn't prevent sniping (of one lot) after all. Bummer. my condolences to the snipee. Another idea along these lines is to announce in the setup that any and all (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| (...) <snip> If he was willing to pay 50$ more wy didn't he put his proxy 50$ more in the first place? By snipping at the end of an auction give you the chance of winning the bid for lest money. Bidder A put a bid of 50$ with proxy of 100$ 3 day (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| -----Original Message----- From: John DiRienzo <jdiri14897@email.msn.com> Newsgroups: lugnet.market.auction Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay? (...) STOP WHINING! If your buyer was willing to pay $50 above (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| (...) Awesome idea! I think this is better than closing the auction unexpectedly. I did not know eBay allowed that. Might get negative feedback from your sniper, but you can very well reply to it clarifying that you did what you said you would. (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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