Don't think it's rude at all, just the way eBay works. In a real auction the high bidder wins when a new bid is not placed in a given amount of time. eBay auctions have a set time limit, not BETWEEN bid time limit. I just look at eBay auctions as advertisements of a product that WIL BE auctioned off in the last couple minutes before the listing ends. Only the very last part of an eBay auction works anything like a regular live auction, the whole rest of it is just an opportunity to get your product in front of an audience. I don't even bother to check my for sale items until the last 1/2 hour or so. I've had items putt along at a couple dollars and then go to 100+ in the last few seconds. I LIKE snipers, they're aggressive and know what they want, like "real" auction bidders. ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:35 AM > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: Worst Ebay Seller of all time > > > On 10/11/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Why is sniping "rude?" > > Why is sniping rude... Hmmm. Well, I don't specifically think it is per > se, as I do it almost exclusively unless I can't babysit an auction. > > I think that some might find it rude because if you went to a real life > public auction, sniping does not exist. However, it is operating strictly > within eBay's rules, so it's fair game and I believe it is so. Some might > not. Just playing devil's advocate. > > Help me out here people. Anyone think sniping is rude ? If so, why? > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > >
