[pure-silver] Re: buying photo stuff on ebay

So you're in favor of a system that forces every interested party to be at 
their computer as the auction comes to a close? How successful do you think 
that would be in a 24/7 global market? Will you still bid if the auction ends 
(or extends) at 3AM?
   
  There are very few unique items listed on eBay. If you do a bit of research, 
you can get an idea of what an item will sell for, and then you can decide how 
much you're willing to pay.
   
  Once you've done that, place your proxy bid and walk away.
   
   
  
Bill Stephenson <photographica@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Ray -

Ever since I became aware of eBay, I've wished that they'd to to what 
you describe as the "Japanese system". Let's have a REAL auction - 
one that doesn't end until no one will raise the bid. I'm a regular 
brick-and-mortar auction-goer, and I know that my bid isn't the 
winning one until the auctioneer pauses, looks around the room one 
last time, and then says "SOLD". That's the way it should be - honest 
competition down to the last bid.

If eBay were to set itself up so that an auction had a "target time" 
at which it would end - but only after a two-minute period of 
inactivity. Then we could all take part in a real "auction", not a 
"timed sale" (or something - I don't really know what to call an eBay 
sale).

Until and unless they do this, well...I'll just keep on using eBay as 
it is! 

-Bill

       
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