[R-390] Re: R-390 Digest, Vol 39, Issue 49

[2002tii]

Michael wrote:

>It would be more realistic if eBay were to extend auctions beyond the stated
>ending time by a minute or two when this occurs and only end an auction when
>no further bids are received during that interval.
>
>This would eliminate sniping completely.
>
>I wonder why they don't do it.  I am sure that this scenario has been proposed
>to them ever since the beginning but this has not changed on the 
>nearly 12 years
>that ePay has been up and running.

Bite your tongue.  For the reasons I explained yesterday, sniping is 
the ONLY aspect of eBay that is (at least somewhat) favorable to 
buyers.  Absolutely everything else is stacked in favor of sellers.

There are auction sites where the "sniping is evil" crowd prevailed, 
and auctions are automatically extended 10 or 15 minutes beyond each 
bid (if they would have ended within that time otherwise).  One of 
the firearms auction sites works that way, which is precisely why I 
won't use it.

Best regards,

Don