Snipe S/W?

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Tue Dec 19 17:07:30 2000

On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 healyzh_at_aracnet.com wrote:

> > > - Know who your friends are. If you find yourself constantly
> > > coming up against the same person on stuff, send him or her
> > > some email. Get to know the other person. Try to form some
> > > sort of working relationship that facilitates communication
> > > on a per-auction basis. Decide amongst yourselves who wants
> > > or needs the item more. Concede once in a while. It's better
> > > to have friends than enemies...and sometimes those friends
> > > spot things that you may have missed.
> >
> > Not that I plan to turn you in (as long as you send me $100 within the
> > next 2 weeks, e-mail me for my address :) but this practice is actually
> > illegal.
>
> Why on earth would this be illegal? This happens at real auctions, and I'm
> sure it happens on eBay as well.

I don't make the laws, I just inflame readers on mailing lists by posting
them.

It has to do with collusion and price-fixing.

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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