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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
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Any long term Ebayer is going to wait to bid as late as possible. That's the way it works. I usually bid in the last 30 seconds.
But I agree it is an Ebay flaw. If there is a bid in the last 2 minutes, the auction should be extended 5 minutes. It's in Ebay's favor because they get a percentage, especially through PayPal. It's in the seller's favor because they get more money. It's in the bidder's favor because they get a chance to win what they want if they are outbid in the last second.
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SullTiki
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 228 | Posted: 2002-11-13 07:51 am Permalink
I always wait until the last 30 sec too. No sense in driving up the bids too early.
Ebay should make extended auctions optional, just like "buy it now" and reserve prices. If a user wishes to end it like normal do nothing. But if you want to extend past the normal auction end, until no bids are received for 5 minutes check this box.
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Traderpup
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From: Long Beach, CA
| Posted: 2002-11-13 08:34 am Permalink
Exactly! Goes with the true auction notion of "going once, going twice.... SOLD!"
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SugarCaddyDaddy
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Joined: Jun 03, 2002
Posts: 1500
From: Huntington Beach, California
| Posted: 2002-11-13 09:51 am Permalink
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SullTiki wrote:
Ebay should make extended auctions optional, just like "buy it now" and reserve prices...if you want to extend past the normal auction end, until no bids are received for 5 minutes check this box.
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Unfortunately, we are dealing with a medium other than human interaction in ebay auctions: computers.
So, if ebay programs an option to not end until a bid hasn't been received for 1, 2, 5 or so minutes, then there will always be a sniping program developed somewhere to continuously increase bids. Thus, by that measure, you could have a neverending auction since someone would just keep bidding, creating abuse and headaches for ebay, their programming, and most likely have ebay going back to just ending an auction at a set time just like it does now.
My one coconuts worth (I already spent the other one on ebay).
SugarCaddyDaddy
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Steve Kapu
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Posts: 18 | Posted: 2002-11-13 10:54 am Permalink
E-bay sort of does that now by raising your bid up to your max, I'm not sure what benifit a program that does that would be, not that people wouldn't do it just to be schmucks.
Personally I still bid the old fashoned way, though I'm cheap so I bid low and usually get out bid, but on occasion I actually win something, and that just makes it all the sweeter! Maybe I should join the darkside.
Steve
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Unfortunately, we are dealing with a medium other than human interaction in ebay auctions: computers.
So, if ebay programs an option to not end until a bid hasn't been received for 1, 2, 5 or so minutes, then there will always be a sniping program developed somewhere to continuously increase bids. Thus, by that measure, you could have a neverending auction since someone would just keep bidding, creating abuse and headaches for ebay, their programming, and most likely have ebay going back to just ending an auction at a set time just like it does now.
My one coconuts worth (I already spent the other one on ebay).
SugarCaddyDaddy
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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2002-11-13 10:55 am Permalink
<<So, if ebay programs an option to not end until a bid hasn't been received for 1, 2, 5 or so minutes, then there will always be a sniping program developed somewhere to continuously increase bids. Thus, by that measure, you could have a neverending auction since someone would just keep bidding, creating abuse and headaches for ebay, their programming, and most likely have ebay going back to just ending an auction at a set time just like it does now.>>
That's not a problem. If people keep bidding up the price, you keep going until some quits. It means people reach their limits and quit. The real problem would be whn you get in that bidding frenzy and bid more than you planned because you just wanted to win! But that's not the seller or Ebay's problem.
If they think sniping is a problem, this is the solution. Any bids in the last 5 minutes extends the auction one hour. That gives all interested parties a chance to rebid, and not just the person sitting there watching. But one hour may not be good enough. If the auction ends in the middle of the night and you don't know you werre outbid until the next morning... So, it would need to be extended 24 hours. That gives bidders enough time to respond.
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TikiManiac
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Joined: Sep 27, 2002
Posts: 161 | Posted: 2002-11-13 9:11 pm Permalink
For those of you who like Westpac tiki mugs, here is an auction with a matching pair...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=735748663
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PolynesianPop
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2341
From: Corona, Ca
| Posted: 2002-11-14 08:47 am Permalink
Thanks for the heads-up Tiki Maniac. I happen to already have that one. The first auction I posted intrigued me because I saw a fourth Westpac that I've never seen before & never knew existed. I always thought there were only three. The mug in question is the one on the far right:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=732486791&rd=1
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KokomoTikiBar&Grill
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From: KOKOMO, MISSISSIPPI
| Posted: 2002-11-14 08:51 am Permalink
Hey Pop! Did you get your mug?
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TikiManiac
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Posts: 161 | Posted: 2002-11-14 10:06 am Permalink
I have the one on the far right...Would anyone be willing to buy it from me or trade for it?
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PolynesianPop
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
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From: Corona, Ca
| Posted: 2002-11-14 12:07 pm Permalink
TikiManiac,
I would definitely be willing to buy/trade for that mug! Contact me at polynesianpop@yahoo.com. Maybe we can work something out.
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PolynesianPop
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From: Corona, Ca
| Posted: 2002-11-14 12:09 pm Permalink
Kokomo,
Yes, I got the mug. What else can I say but SWEEEEET! I bid on that mug specifically because of the poppy seed glaze you did. I also wanted to get the tall one with the big eyes & lips but forgot about it and the auction closed!
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TikiManiac
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Joined: Sep 27, 2002
Posts: 161 | Posted: 2002-11-15 07:18 am Permalink
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On 2002-11-14 12:07, PolynesianPop wrote:
TikiManiac,
I would definitely be willing to buy/trade for that mug! Contact me at polynesianpop@yahoo.com. Maybe we can work something out.
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I sent you an email PolynesianPop!
[ This Message was edited by: TikiManiac on 2002-11-15 07:18 ]
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