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 > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list