 | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving) —Jeff Johnston
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| | | (...) Well...to be fair, eBay /does/ have that 'bidding gnome' thing. The idea is that you tell it the maximum you want to pay for the set, and it does the bidding for you so you don't have to watch it. This is why the final bid is usually only the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving) —Jesse Long
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| | | | | Jeff Johnston wrote in message <36C0D5AC.3D7D0B2@me...ne.net>... (...) I think one of the key reasons they use that system is human nature. In other words, it is working fine--even better than fine, perhaps. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving) —Simon Robinson
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| | | | | (...) I guess there's no reason why you couldn't do that in lugnet auctions, if you tell the seller how much you'll go up to, and the seller is willing to do the auction that way. Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) The other trouble is, if I'm bidding in multiple auctions, my maximum bid in one auction depends on what I end up spending in other auctions. So I can't (always) put an absolute maximum bid on a lot, and then just wait to see how it turns out. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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