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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)
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(...) This has been discussed in detail before. Several dozen appends right here in this very group debunk this line of reasoning, at least for a significant fraction of buyers. You might want to review that rather than repeating the same argument (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry, I realize that this has been hashed out before, but I must put this in: The reason that it doesn't work is that you don't know how much you have to spend until the auctions close and whether or not you bought something and drained your bank (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) No, no, no, and a thousand times no! People (in general) know how much they have to spend. My budgets are typically worked out well in advance, and most adults have some sort of budget plan, or they quickly go in debt (much like goverments). (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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James, If an auction runs too long, people will lose interest in it. I speak from a sample size of 1 - me. I would chose shorter auctions as opposed to longer ones. I do not represent the entire population, but 1 segment. If the system (eBay's)is (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) OK. G1/G2/Sold auctions can run as long - or as short - as the seller wants (assuming the auction site allows). If the seller wants to increase the 'excitement factor' by keeping the auction shorter, they can: 1. Decrease the time from the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Maybe he didn't know that he was willing to bid that high when it started. --Todd (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) For the (off-topic) record, I've paid for Linux, OS/2, and Lotus software. In fact, I'm probably going to order Caldera next week and give their new version a shot. (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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