Re: (OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
> On May 2, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > > >> 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. >

Re: (OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
> On May 2, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk > wrote: > >> On May 2, 2018, at 09:08, Chuck Guzis via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> Although eBay in the past has tried to kill off sniping because it >> reduces the number of visits an

Re: (OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
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.

Re: (OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Mark J. Blair via cctalk
On May 2, 2018, at 09:08, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > 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

Re: (OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
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

Re: (OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
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

(OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

2018-05-02 Thread Tapley, Mark via cctalk
> On May 2, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 05/02/2018 08:06 AM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote: > >> 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?