On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course, this is an absurd way to run an auction. No RL auction > would ever take that $51 bid without asking for more. Seems like there > should be a simple way to solve the problem via software, such as > extending an auction if a bid is received within the last x seconds.
Yep, I like the idea of an auction that extend time for five minutes after the last bid. One of the lesser auction services is reported to do something like this but I don't remember which one. > > > > On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Chris Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The sniper way: I don't put in my maximum bid. Instead, I tell my sniper > > that I'm willing to pay up to $100. For now, the clock just ticks. > Nothing > > happens. Harvey is fat & happy because he thinks he's getting his > heirloom > > for fifty bucks. But 10 seconds before the close, my sniper jumps in and > > bids $51. I still win, but I saved $40 because Harvey didn't have time > to > > outbid me. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
