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

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Sun Jan 27 11:30:46 2002

Glen,

 Pat responded on this list, mentioning that he was considering
toning that down. His feedback is of a decent size and with no
negatives, so you should consider him to be reliable. If he
accepts your payment, he'll ship you the item.

  It's just an approach to the issue of sniping which is unusual.
I pointed out to him the fact that Yahoo Auctions has the feature
which the seller can select of autoextending, which might better
suit his needs and avoid a potential conflict over a late winning
bid.

  Another, more diplomatic aproach could be a randomized ending
time, so that if someone wanted the item, they would have to have
a bid in early enough, or face the possibility of having lost
their chance at it.

  Some very good discussion about the issue of sniping can be
seen at ...

   http://www.geocities.com/phillipcreed/myths.html

   http://www.geocities.com/phillipcreed/

   http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/supersniper/


                             Ian


p.s. Pat, I didn't mean to bring "the wrath of the list" down
upon you over this. Perhaps, with ( note to self ) calm,
intelligent discussion, alternative solutions to a very
controversial issue may come to surface.



Glen Goodwin wrote:
>
> > From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
>
> > I looked at it, then checked your "me" page, then gave up.
> >
> > If you want auctions that automatically extend, you have
> > that option as a seller on Yahoo.
>
> Ian, thanks for pointing this out. For the group, here's a snippet from
> Pat's Ebay "me" page:
>
> [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]
>
> I don't have a lot of Ebay experience, but I was under the impression that
> it was a fairly level playing field, albeit one where "anything goes." If
> someone comes up against me with a faster machine and a faster connection,
> then I may be sniped. Oh well. This guy carries grudges and does not
> appear to be a trustworthy person to deal with. I'll look more closely at
> "me" pages in the future. Sheesh!
>
> Glen
> 0/0
>
> > Pat Barron wrote:
> > >
> > > I happened across one of these recently, and have no real interest in
> > > Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if
> > > interested...
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396
> > >
> > > --Pat.
Received on Sun Jan 27 2002 - 11:30:46 GMT

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