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Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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lugnet.market.auction
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Date:
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:46:35 GMT
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> Another thing is that if an item is $50 and then jumps to $150, people who
> would have bid anywhere between $50 and $150 don't bid at all, even if they
> want to be on the bid list in case of a retraction. Then, after the bid is
> retracted, they have a reduced amount of time to bid. Although I haven't
> had a "retraction-snipe," it could happen very easily, although it would be
> pretty hard to hide and if somebody is caught doing it, I am sure it would
> be grounds for an immediate account suspension. They don't have a term for
> it yet (like shilling or sniping), so I don't think it has really happened
> too much.
I've had a retraction snipe... worked very well in my favor :) got the item i
wanted for what i was willing to pay for... (and had many surprises too... i
only bought it for the monorail, but it had 20lbs of other cool things in it :)
I always have hope for it happening again :)
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 | | Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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| Christopher Lindsey <lindsey@nospam.mallorn.com> wrote in message news:38D90CA0.5B2ABF...orn.com... (...) $.50 (or (...) and (...) down to (...) well. (...) Maybe you don't even catch the barb on hook... you can't leave the retractor feedback (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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