My Biggest eBay gripe..

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Mon Oct 18 12:12:58 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.

Then just bid your max and wait to see if you won in the morning, not a
problem.
Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 12:12:58 BST