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| Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) free (...) taken (...) Well, one thing which really irked me as a buyer was long auctions which then extended a week when a new bid was placed. It just became too painful to use, you never had any idea when (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) Yes, the auctions are a bit slow as compared to other venues. But the fact that sniping is eliminated should be incentive for bidders--they can rest easy that they will not lose their high bid standing without time to react. Of course, many (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) This is really a chicken-and-egg situation: in a venue where there are not enough bidders to run the price up, sellers set the price to what they hope to get and usually the item sells at or near that price. This is one reason I don't use (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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