ebay bidding philosophy and doubts

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Posted By: Ken W.

I agree with your ethics, Eric. I have always felt that the strict end time on ebay was the one thing that made its auctions uncharacteristic of real "live" auctions - "Going once, going twice..." I especially felt this way when I used to have a dial-up modem! I have never understood why ebay could not (or would not) incorporate a "15 minute rule" like the auction houses do. Of course, it should probably be much shorter - maybe one minute - during which time there would be ample opportunity for someone to consider increasing their bid. Seems to me like this would benefit sellers.

P.S. I will admit to manually sniping at times, for I do understand the logic. But that doesn't mean its not kind of crappy!