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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 19:03:33 GMT
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Dennis Clark wrote:
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> In lugnet.market.theory, Frank Filz writes:
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> > Probably though a single extra are you sure screen would be enough,
> > actually, one could make the bidder retype their bid (which should clue
> > them in that the bid was a problem...). It could even be nice and detect
> > that they correctly put the decimal point in the 2nd time, and just
> > throw up a simple confirmation, sort of like the following simulated TTY
> > interface:
> [snip]
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> Ebay already does this. You type in your bid, then you get a revue screen
> where you see your bid and then have to confirm your intention. I don't see
> where yet another page would help the process if you already missed it on the
> confirmation page.
My idea was to make the person type in their bid again if it is some
multiple (like 10x) above the current bid, not just click an OK button,
though even just putting an EXTRA "are you sure" screen, with a
differently arranged button, would also work.
--
Frank Filz
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| (...) [snip] Ebay already does this. You type in your bid, then you get a revue screen where you see your bid and then have to confirm your intention. I don't see where yet another page would help the process if you already missed it on the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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