Now quite OT: Re: ePay

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Mon Oct 26 13:17:36 1998

Aaron Christopher Finney wrote:
>
> What I'd love to see is a live auction site, where the auctions for each
> item don't last more than 10 minutes or so. Descriptions/pictures for the

Any particular time you would like to see it held :). The advantage of
proxy bidding is being able to bid on something that ends at a time when you
are not at the computer. Couple of comments though on ebay bidding.

1) By bidding the maximum you are willing to pay, if/when you get outbid,
who cares!

2) The only problem (I see) with bidding early is that others see the bid
amount and might end up in a competitive situation of bidding higher just
for the thrill of being in an auction and winning. Seems to me that live
auctions have far more potential for this than ebay.

3) I will occassionally bid early, but that is only to keep the daily
notifications coming from ebay of what I have bid on ... and of course to
see any outbid notices. I learned a long time ago not to bid the maximum
early, but to wait for the last minute or so of the auction to make my final
bid. If a sniper wants it more than I do, they should be allowed to pay for
that priviledge :)!
Received on Mon Oct 26 1998 - 13:17:36 GMT