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Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 29 Apr 1999 04:13:45 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, galliard@shades-of-night.com (James Brown) writes:
> I never claimed other bidders (or you) were the bad buy. Nor does this
> example by itself, I admit, make e-bay bad(1). It does, however, illustrate
> a flaw in a fixed-ending auction, in that it means a buyer goes away unhappy,
> and with money unspent, a seller gets less for an item than they could have,
> and the auction host gets less money, and a buyer out there who is bitching
> about them.
And *this* makes eBay bad, IMO.
--Todd
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| (...) I never claimed other bidders (or you) were the bad buy. Nor does this example by itself, I admit, make e-bay bad(1). It does, however, illustrate a flaw in a fixed-ending auction, in that it means a buyer goes away unhappy, and with money (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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