ePay

From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme_at_exit109.com>
Date: Mon Oct 26 12:22:23 1998

> > Snipers, shills, and all of the other nasty things, some legally shakey,
> > have been around since auctions were invented. Ebay is no different.
>
> eBay is different - a real auctioneer always gives the same
> amount of additional time after teh last Bid - ePay just cuts.
>
> I could imagine two possible ways - first add 1 hour after every
> (successful) bid. Or, second just state the ending day and put
> the ending time on a random moment.
>
> I would prefere the last one, because it would reflect the
> idea of proxy bidding - bid once and let the eBay do its job.

Ooh, I like that second idea!

For a long time, I've been advocating the first idea (automatic extension),
but it does have some drawbacks:

        - Still requires that e-mail to the person outbid be faster than
           the time remaining in the auction (a big problem now).

        - Potential for the "never-ending auction".

        - Offerer requirements that an auction *must* end by a certain time.

As you can tell, I've bee sniped too.
<<<John>>>
Received on Mon Oct 26 1998 - 12:22:23 GMT