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(...) I'll reiterate my position on this. Some people like eBay (not e-bay, by the way) and some don't. This particular thread is NOT supposed to be a general defense of eBay. It is NOT supposed to be an explanation of why eBay is flawed, either. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) eBay states on page: (URL) You may ... cancel bids placed in your auction, (...) Invalidating bids based on when they were placed seems to fall under "legitimate" and "valid" if the rules of the auction were clearly defined beforehand. (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Mitchell I. Puschett wrote in message <37268F52.E2AFDA8D@pol.net>... (...) Thanks for getting back onto the topic I was interested in... (...) This is interesting to me. However, I think these rules are out dated. Since eBay recently changed the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) The valid counter-argument is that if the sniper followed the rules of this particular auction, the problem would not have occurred. As in a sport, rules are present to encourage a fair match. Occasionally, a trivial violation leads to a (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) He should have read the rules of the auction. Several messages have stated that the auction announcement should and must include a description of how the auction is going to differ from a regular eBay auction. Bidders should always read (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37271966.8425450@lu...et.com>... (...) The rules, if clearly stated, should not be arguable, although they still will upset some snipers. Funny - yes, thats true, but the actual motive is to give the rightful (or (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Good questions. Bidders who don't look at all postings would be the biggest problem. eBay won't do a darn thing--we'd be working entirely within the rules. We *would* be risking getting negative feedback. requoting: (...) Which points out (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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