Re: [MOPO] How to Beat The Clock

[Twonine5]

JR   This idea is wrong.  I have no idea why you are even considering such an idea because the internet auction is much different than a live auction.   Live auctions are publicized well in advance of the auction Live auctions take place at specific times which people are informed of,  again well ahead of the auction If a person cannot be there they can leave a proxy bid for the auction house to place for them They can arrange for someone to bid for them There is no snipe bidding as it is with a live auctioneer I can go on and on but you know what I am talking about   Internet auctions are placed by sellers at all times of day and night in different time zones. They are generally not advertised People search the internet and if they see something they want to bid on, they bid or  use a sniping program and call it a day   If you would just use the following example you will see what I am talking about.  Seller X places a poster I want on the internet auction site at midnight in California.  This means it ends at 3 am my time in New Jersey.  If you check you will see a huge number of California dealers placing posters on ebay that end in the early morning on the east coast.  Let's not even approach foreign bidders.  There is no way I am going to stay up in the wee hours of the morning watching to see when to bid and having the auctions extended on a constant basis.   Let's call a spade a spade.  There can only be one winner when the auction ends regardless of when it ends.  The current system works quite well and extending it serves absolutely no purpose except to create problems.  The person who is constantly beaten by the sniping system is the person who is obviously griping here.  The problem is not the system of sniping.  The problem is that the griper did not bid high enough.   Please leave well enough alone.  Claude Litton Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.