At the risk of being tedious: You didn't get "sniped" ... someone
just bid more than you thought it was worth! With the proxy bid system..
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to get sniped unless they will pay more than your
MAXIMUM
allowable bid price .. ie: They just wanted it more than you did.
> > >
> > > I'm very annoyed indeed by spome idiot posting an ever-growing
> > > message consisting of one "Now it's up at a hundra bucks" line and
> 300
> > > line sof quoted material (below the addition, mind you!). Several
> > > times a day.
> >
> > Instead of just complaining, offer a reasonable alternative!!!!! I
> > have no problems with it since it keeps everyone informed about
> > where the current bid is.
>
> That's fer sure! At least here, we're bidding amongst friends;
> auctions are kinda silly for (relatively) common or inexpensive
> items, but I think it's a good way for truly unique items to be
> sold: The seller gets a good price and because we as a community
> have a better feel for its true value (than your average weenie),
> the high bid *shouldn't* go out of sight.
>
> Besides, it's a *real* auction; not the sniper-ridden travesties
> that regularly occour on E-PAy. I'm still smarting from the first
> time I got sniped (and that was over two years ago).
>
> Just my $0.02
>
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Received on Wed May 23 2001 - 14:50:02 BST