> On May 2, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> On 5/2/18 9:20 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
>> change the format from fixed ending time to automatically extending the
>> auction period N minutes past the last bid.
> Ain't gonna happen.
>
> On May 2, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> On May 2, 2018, at 09:08, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
>> wrote:
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>> Although eBay in the past has tried to kill off sniping because it
>> reduces the number of visits an
On 5/2/18 9:20 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
> change the format from fixed ending time to automatically extending the
> auction period N minutes past the last bid.
Ain't gonna happen.
Other sites tried it, and failed because auctions would literally drag on for
hours with penny bids.
On May 2, 2018, at 09:08, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
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> Although eBay in the past has tried to kill off sniping because it
> reduces the number of visits an individual might pay to their site, I
> think they've given up with trying to kill the sniping system.
If eBay
On 05/02/2018 08:42 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
> Yes. It drives more traffic to the site. It's really gamification of the
> process, which sucks for the bidders (they bid more than they should). In
> the ideal world, you set a price you're willing to pay, pay a trusted third
> party to
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 9:34 AM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > On May 2, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 05/02/2018 08:06 AM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote:
> >
> >> When you say you snipe with a bot, do
> On May 2, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On 05/02/2018 08:06 AM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote:
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>> When you say you snipe with a bot, do you mean you use eBay's highest-bid
>> functionality to do it? Or do you use third-party software?