Yeah, pretty soon eBay will probably anonymize the whole thing. You won't know who you are buying it from, just a rating... And thanks to the recent changes you don't know who is bidding... We are all doomed!
Jason > I think I liked the old system better. I often looked at who I was > bidding against. There was lots of info to be gleaned if you looked. > What items were the last few items they purchased or sold? Are they > paying reasonable amounts. Do they sell much? Is there a > pattern or all > over the place? Have they been around long? Do they look like they > really want this one? > > I once sent an email to a winning bidder, just asking if > they'd care to > share their satisfaction with the transaction, because something about > that auction seemed wierd to me and I backed off myself. Couldn't do > that now. > > Even the names the other guy used could convey some information. Think > of a real auction where you can look across the room at who you are > bidding against. Now all of our bids are "phoned in". > > Yep. I liked the old way better. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts