My Biggest eBay gripe..

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Mon Oct 18 09:44:22 1999

Mike Ford wrote:
>
> I and many others have given the issue a LOT of thought, and basically the
> idea of a "live" finish is EXTREMELY popular among both buyers and sellers.
> Implementing it is not a small or simple problem, especially within the
> browser environment which expects the user to ask for updates.

A live finish is not even slightly a good idea for online auctions. The
whole idea is to not have to be attending your bid at the time the auction
closes. I am not sure your "EXTREMELY" popular statement is true for the
whole of ebay. It may be true for the minority who visit the message boards.
Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 09:44:22 BST