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Ebay in Peril? Sniping at fault.?

An SI Board Since September 2002

Posts	SubjectMarks	Bans	Symbol
72	1	0	EBAY

Emcee: Bill Jackson	Type: Moderated

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47	Getting sniped on e-bay is the least of my sniping concerns at the moment.	caly	-	10/11/2002
46	Thanks Bill....I really like that.... never saw it before....beats the hell out	Shoot1st	-	10/11/2002
45	calypso, yet another site on sniping. isnipeit.com and some more from an articl	Bill Jackson	-	10/11/2002
44	Shootie, Here is another site. auctionstealer.com Bill	Bill Jackson	-	10/11/2002
43	Tim, Here is one of these sites. auctionsniper.com Bill	Bill Jackson	-	10/11/2002
42	Urlman, Good luck, with local stuff, as that does not concern the majors. Ebay d	Bill Jackson	-	10/3/2002
41	Hi Bill, If you mean my auction site... it went live about 2 months ago. I'	Urlman	-	10/3/2002
40	Urlman, Yes, choice is what is needed. Let the seller choose. I am betting that	Bill Jackson	-	10/2/2002
39	Last I checked Yahoo Auction let's sellers extend an auction automatically b	Urlman	-	10/2/2002
38	Tim, I snipe when I buy, because I have people who track me and bid on what I bi	Bill Jackson	-	10/2/2002
37	Since I don't work for Ebay or own any Ebay stock I don't really care if	TimF	-	10/2/2002
36	Tim, Ebay makes less money, since they get a listing fee as well as a final valu	Bill Jackson	-	10/2/2002
35	So I don't view any thing that helps keep prices down (if it even really doe	TimF	-	10/2/2002
34	nolimitz, Well, 2-5 minutes extension is trivial in a many day auction. Not very	Bill Jackson	-	10/1/2002
33	Tim, yes of course, buyers/sellers, they are on opposite sides, that is axiomati	Bill Jackson	-	10/1/2002
32	<I> Anyway, who cares if it goes longer as long as the final value goes up	TimF	-	10/1/2002
31	What ever happened to going going gone? Have you ever been to a real auction, i	nolimitz	-	10/1/2002
30	Sootie, That will not happen, unless the decide to do that. Anyway, who cares if	Bill Jackson	-	10/1/2002
29	Bill, can you imagine 3 or 4 people bidding the same item going back and forth	Shoot1st	-	10/1/2002
28	Shootie, Right now the system favors the snipers. People can block the snipers b	Bill Jackson	-	10/1/2002
27	I believe the purpose of the snipe is to win the auction from the last bidder.	Shoot1st	-	10/1/2002
26	Shootie, Human nature and inexperience allow snipers to do their thing. With eve	Bill Jackson	-	10/1/2002
25	Bill, I really think the only people upset about sniping are those wanting to p	Shoot1st	-	10/1/2002
24	Shootie, Well, with the 15 minutes or even 5 minutes at the end before bids are	Bill Jackson	-	9/30/2002
23	Bill, I've used 2 on line gun auctions in the past. Both have 15 minute rul	Shoot1st	-	9/30/2002

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