> John Foust wrote:
> >
> > >hours away. This is why the buy it now is so effective, as it puts your
> > >item into play immediately.
> >
> > Am I missing something? I thought if the item's last bid
> > was $2, and I proxy-bid and say my max is $10, then I'm safe
> > until $10 and if someone else bids $6, I get it for $6 plus
> > the bid auto-increment, right?
>
> The "Buy It Now" (BIN) feature puts a price on an item that stops the
> auction if that feature is used before any bids take place (the first bid
> eliminates the feature from the auction.)
And, from my view, an excellent milksop for the buyer. I figured it saved
me $15+ on the $35 '030 accelerator I bought -- most of them usually go
for $50+.
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Received on Thu Dec 21 2000 - 22:38:59 GMT