[rollei_list] Re: Sniping on ebay: Was Camera show decline

I've always thought that eBay would better serve its customers if a  
rule was made that  no one could bid in the last 2 min. of an auction  
if they had not placed an earlier bid-even if it was not the high one.  
That would end a lot of the most obnoxious sniping.

Allen


On Feb 27, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Walker Smith wrote:

> Anyone who puts in a bid 60 seconds prior to the auction closing isn't
> sniping; they're asking - begging - to be sniped in the final few
> seconds of an auction. Unless, of course, their bid is the winning one
> anyway.
>
> Anyone who submits their highest bid well in advance of an auction  
> close
> is likely to pay more for the item than if they bid the same amount in
> the final few seconds. Why? Because it's an invitation for someone to
> submit gradually higher bids in an effort to find your high bid. I see
> it often.
>
> I've won an auction by one penny and a recent one by 85 cents.
>
> Whether you agree with sniping or not, it's a fact of life on ebay.
> Another fact about ebay is that the bargains and the better quality
> cameras and lenses are getting harder to find and more expensive when
> they do appear..... just as Marc has said.
>
> I don't ebay much any more because I have more than I need and there's
> very little I want.
>
>
> Walker
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