ebay suggestion: auto-extended time limit

From: Stan Sieler <ss_at_allegro.com>
Date: Sun Nov 29 16:04:29 1998

Hi,

I'm a disgruntled ebay bidder.

Why? Because I had an item picked off by a bargain hunter
in the last 10 seconds of the bidding.

I have a simple suggestion that would fix this...an easy-to-implement
suggestion:

   The act of placing a bid should automatically extend the
   auction by 5 minutes.

Thus, if the auction is supposed to end at 15:00, and I sneak in a bid
at 14:59, the auction is automatically extended until 15:04. If someone
else then bids at 15:02, the auction is extended until 15:07.

If you like this idea, send a note to:
suggest_at_ebay.com

If you don't like the idea, you must not have bid on anything
at ebay :)


BTW, no...increasing my original bid isn't an acceptable solution,
for a wide variety of reasons ... bargain hunting not included.

thanks,

Stan Sieler
sieler_at_allegro.com
Received on Sun Nov 29 1998 - 16:04:29 GMT