[Boatanchors] auction time linked to what timing source?

[J. Forster]

It won't, IF you set a sniper.

It's only showing bids that expose you to being racheted up, as per the
example. That's the whole reason to snipe.

If there are two snipers, and one is set for $200 and one for $201, the
$201 bidder wins.

(Note: if this were the situation and both bids arrived at essentially the
same time, it's not entirely clear what the eBay 'puter would do, because
you have to bid at least ONE BID INCREMENT above the previous one. It MUST
do something deterministic, but I don't know what it does.)

-John

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> I guess I don't understand. If there is one or two or more bidders using a
> snipe program and or service how is by my bidding what something is worth
> to
> me a day or two early going to drive up the price ?
>
> For example if the sniper(s) are willing to bid $200 and I'm willing to
> bid
> $300. I put in my max bid of $300 at day minus 2 ?
>
> -pete Just curious
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Rob Atkinson
> <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> That also bring up the other issue of idiots who start right away
>> bidding on something that has 6 days to go instead of exercising some
>> restraint and letting it sleep for at least 5 days.
>>
>> There are always one or two who have to start right in bidding
>> something up which does no one any good.  I guess to some folks money
>> doesn't matter.
>>
>> Rob
>> K5UJ
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:56 AM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:
>> > Wrong. Consider the following example:
>> >
>> > =====
>> >
>> > Bidder Number    Bid Seen     Max Bid   Current High Bidder
>> >
>> > 1                $10            $201          1
>> > 2                $11             $11          1
>> > 2                $20             $20          1
>> > 2                $50             $50          1
>> > 2               $100            $100          1
>> > 2               $125            $125          1
>> > 2               $200            $200          1
>> >
>> > Auction Ends. Bidder 1 wins at $201
>> >
>> > =====
>> >
>> > In this case, the Newbie (Bidder 2) has cost Bidder 1 $190 dollars.
>> Had
>> > Bidder 1 simply sniped it, he could have bought the item for $11.
>> >
>> > Great if you are the seller, stinks if you are the successful bidder.
>> >
>> > -John
>> >
>> >
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