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Re: Planning, not arguments, please (was Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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Date: 
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 04:32:18 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:

> What this thread IS supposed to be is a discussion of whether there is a
> way to get a different behaviour out of eBay than the standard out of
> the box one, without violating the rules eBay has set up.

eBay states on page: http://pages.ebay.com/aw/seller-cancel-bid.html


> You may ... cancel bids placed in your auction,
> if you have a valid reason. [Y]ou should only
> cancel bids you have a good reason to cancel.
> Your cancellation will be publicized in the bidding
> history for this auction, and you may be asked to
> explain your cancellation to the bidder or other
> bidders. If the cancellation was not legitimate,
> you open yourself to potential negative feedback
> from other users.


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.



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  Re: Planning, not arguments, please (was Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
 
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 (...) (28 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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  Planning, not arguments, please (was Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
 
(...) 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. (...) (28 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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