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Subject: 
ebay just made snipping easier...
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Date: 
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:10:46 GMT
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You no longer have to place a sentry bid, or use a 3rd party programme.
Members con now "watch" an auction:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/watching.html

What is item watching?
"Sometimes you find an item that you're not quite ready to bid on yet, but
you want to keep track of it so that you can easily bid on it when you're
ready. You can use eBay's item watching feature to do just that."

If this really catches on, I think more auctions will be "pulled" as buyers
may not want to risk not getting a last minute rush.

Scott A



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  Re: ebay just made snipping easier...
 
I *was* about to ask what "sipping" is, but now I assume that by changing it to "snipping" that you meant "sniping". (...) I'm having trouble understanding that last sentence. Could you explain how auctions are "pulled"? And why buyers would want a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: ebay just made snipping easier...
 
I guess that I just don't see this becoming as much of a problem as you guys seem to think it will be. As a mater of fact, i think it's kinda neat. I know I will be using it to watch some auctions, ones that I probably would NOT have bid on anyways, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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