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Re: Proxy bidding mechanics questions...
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:00:27 GMT
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It's a perception flaw though - from the buyer's perspective, it rankles that
you're already "paying more than you should have to".
And once I'm a seller on BRICKS, it's going to annoy me to have to remember to
lower all the opening bids ;-)
Mike Stanley wrote:
> Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote:
> > This is what I see as a flaw in several of the auction scripts out there. If
> > the opening bid is $1.00, then I bid on it, dammit I should be able to bid
> > *$1.00*, not $1.10. It's annoying, I hope most of the people running the
> > scripts fix it. You aren't bidding against anyone as the first bidder, so you
> > should be entered at the OPENING price, not one increment above it.
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> I hear you and I understand where you're coming from, especially
> since EveryAuction works this way, so that means both JABA and
> BRICKS do as well. But really, what's the big deal? If I want
> something to open at $1.00 I start it at $0.90 with a dime
> increment. If I want it to open at $12.00 with a 50 cent increment
> I start it at $11.50.
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> As long as the seller plans his "starting" bids with the "flaw" in
> mind you still end up paying the same as if you could actually make
> a bid AT the opening bid listed on the web page.
>
> --
> The parts you want and nothing else?
> http://jaba.dtrh.com/ - Just Another Brick Auction
> Why pay eBay? Run your own LEGO auctions for free!
> http://www.guarded-inn.com/bricks/
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| (...) I hear you and I understand where you're coming from, especially since EveryAuction works this way, so that means both JABA and BRICKS do as well. But really, what's the big deal? If I want something to open at $1.00 I start it at $0.90 with a (...) (27 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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