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eBay Sniping: Interesting View
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Newsgroups:
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lugnet.market.auction
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Date:
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Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:12:02 GMT
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Here's a quote from The eBay Underground FAQ,
<http://www.frii.com/~afs/ebay/>, following a section detailing the proper
methods for successfully sniping on eBay:
> In Defense of This Section
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> I've gotten some feedback from eBay regulars who say that sniping isn't
> really the nicest or the best way to bid, and may even hurt the sellers.
> Well, no kidding! I hate sniping! The reason I've described how and why to
> do it in such excruciating detail is so that everyone will know how to do it,
> start doing it, and thus make eBay's auctions more and more rigged and unfair
> until the uproar and dissatisfaction of buyers and sellers convince eBay's
> management to make the chances necessary so that sniping is no longer an
> effective way of bidding! But until that happens, sniping is the way of
> placing bids and winning auctions on eBay, so do it and feel good about it
> because not only is it legal, but everyone else is doing it, too! Thanks
> for your comments, everyone -- I agree with you 110%.
I don't necessarily agree with him, but it is a decent rationalization to
go out and do some snipe-hunting.
BTW, the eBay Underground FAQ is good to read. No earth-shattering
secrets, but it does cover all the eBay-etiquette basics for both buyers
and sellers.
Steve
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