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Re: Ebay sniper? you make the call
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lugnet.market.theory
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Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:10:42 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Allan Bedford writes:
> 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.
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> I've done it. Nothing to hide. It's just part of the ugliness that can be
> eBay.
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.
> 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.
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> It's not fun, but it's also not against the rules.
It's within the rules, and it's not some obscure sub-clause being used.
It can be fun, and only the excessively frugal could get upset,
but then there are thousands more auctions every day.
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