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Subject: 
why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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lugnet.market.theory
Date: 
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 15:10:49 GMT
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A recent auction result:

ebart3 (0)
        Last bid at:       $50.01
        Date of bid:       10/05/99, 17:52:29 PDT

pmfoster (10)
        Last bid at:       $50.00
        Date of bid:       09/30/99, 15:31:52 PDT

At this price level the bump is a buck. There is NO WAY ebart3 should
have gotten this item for one cent more, he should have had to go to 51.

IMHO.

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  Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
 
(...) Now I am no fan of Ebay but here is one possible scenario as to how this could have happened... 1. Opening bid on box of 20 widgets = $30 2. On 9/30 pmfoster bids $50 but because of proxy bidding price is set at $30. 3. On 10/5 ebart3 comes in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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