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Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:10:58 GMT
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> On eBay, if someone retracts a bid, is the next highest bidder bound to the
> sale? If so, I could see how someone would say "Oh well, missed out on that
> one, I'll go bid over here" and get stuck with two of the same thing. That
> seems unfair to all involved.
actually, i happen to just have an outbid notice here, this is what it says:
"Of course, your existing bid may be reinstated if this competitor's bid falls
through. You can keep an eye on things if there's still plenty time before the
auction closes."
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 | | Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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| (...) I recently participated in an auction on eBay where I was outbid by someone who later retracted his bid. I had already outbid him though, so my bid was reset to what it was before I got bumped. I found it odd that my proxy bid was IIRC still (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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