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Re: "Buying Lego" FAQ to link auctions to
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lugnet.market.theory
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Wed, 13 Oct 1999 05:59:42 GMT
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Kevin Wilson <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote:
> Larry wrote:
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> > eBay (and contrary to rumor, I won't be wearing a "I love eBay" shirt
> > anytime soon) is actively discouraging such bots eBay? eBah is more >like it....
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> Actually I'm glad. One of my nightmares is a sniping 'bot which will
> make it impossible for normal human beings ever to win an auction.
> Sniping programs already exist though I don't know exactly what they do
> or how.
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> Of course, eBay would probably *welcome* that kind of 'bot. Sigh.
They keep track of the bidding and then bid at the last possible
second. One I saw even allowed you to specify the number of seconds
before the end that it would submit the bid.
--
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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| (...) eBay seems not to discourage THOSE because they only work at the eBay site. What eBay does NOT want are the crawlerbots that collate listings from eBay and other sites. They haven't internalised that if the crawlerbot shows they have most of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) Actually I'm glad. One of my nightmares is a sniping 'bot which will make it impossible for normal human beings ever to win an auction. Sniping programs already exist though I don't know exactly what they do or how. Of course, eBay would (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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