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In lugnet.market.auction, Scott Costello writes:
> It’s really not a big deal, but I was bidding on an item on Ebay and I was
> out bid, literally 3 seconds before the item closed. Is that even possible?
> Was it just extraordinary luck that the winning bidder clicked submit just
> under the wire or was there something else afoot? I am just curious, I have
> been sniped before, but never with 3 seconds remaining in an auction. Anyone
> else have anything like this happen before? I am a pretty unlucky guy so it
> could just be me.
I've done it. Nothing to hide. It's just part of the ugliness that can be
eBay.
I bid over my dial-up home connection. So my response time isn't always
guaranteed. I will sometimes snipe with 30, 20, or even 10 seconds to go.
With the lag there and back, it's hard to say exactly when my bid gets
received. I'm sure I've annoyed a few people. But then I've also been on
the receiving end many times.
It's not fun, but it's also not against the rules.
All the best,
Allan
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| (...) Ugly ? Now what would you call someone who has won a bargain on ebay and then resells it on a fixed-price site for an excessive amount, now that's ugly ! There are sharks in every pool. (...) It's within the rules, and it's not some obscure (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) Hmm. I wonder how many people have set up sniping-servers? I can well imagine a computer sitting on a fat, high-speed pipe, programmed to fire off sniping bids at precise times. It wouldn't provide 100% accuracy with sniping (you'll never be (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| It’s really not a big deal, but I was bidding on an item on Ebay and I was out bid, literally 3 seconds before the item closed. Is that even possible? Was it just extraordinary luck that the winning bidder clicked submit just under the wire or was (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.auction)
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