WTF? (was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook")

From: John Chris Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Sun Jan 27 09:13:51 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of John Foust
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:40 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: WTF? (was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook")
>
>
> At 12:44 AM 1/27/2002 -0500, Glen Goodwin wrote:
> >[begin snippet]
> >I reserve the right not to honor any bid made during the last 2
> minutes of
> >one of my auctions. Also, I
> >maintain a list of everyone who has ever "bid sniped" me on any auction
> >that I was a bidder on, and I
> >reserve the right to not honor any bids on my auction items from
> any bidder
> >on that list.
> >[snippet ends]
>
> Does eBay allow this?
>
> - John
>
>

No, eBay does not, and if someone gets caught performing an action like
that, eBay will terminate their account. eBay does not recognize "sniping",
particularly since their own bidding service basically performs that same
function. It's just a matter of when you hit <return>.

--John
Received on Sun Jan 27 2002 - 09:13:51 GMT