Re: Secret Bidding approved on Ebay ....

Blame Me! wrote:
> > Why does someone have to place previous bids in order to bid at the end
> > and win?
>
> It must register at Ebay for others to react to. Sniping is illegal.

That's hilarious! Please find and post any credible reference that
states that sniping on eBay is illegal. Take your time, look
everywhere.

> So if they are going to conduct unfair auctions they can do it without
> the mass of people biding or participating at all - this is the danger they
> run.

Yes, I'm sure eBay's master plan is to prevent people from bidding, so
they can lose money and go out of business as soon as possible.

> > As stated, there's no such thing as a secret bid.
>
> You just defined one above, Make up your mind! A secret bid is a bid nobody
> can defend against or possibly know about, in advance. Why have the auction
> at all? It defies the very principle of an open auction.

Try reading what was written. The bid was posted as soon as it was
received. It was not secret. Where did you get this idea that you have
the right to defend your bid against any other? Didn't you notice that
eBay auctions have a fixed end time? Are you that slow?

> But lets dont argue here. Obviously in your book anything is fair in Ebay
> auctions and there really are no rules. It doesnt take much imagiantion to
> know which side of the action YOU are on, benefitting. Osama bin Laden
> operates by the same principle.

A sniper follows ALL of eBay's rules. You're just looking for something
to whine about.

> Get lost!

You also need to learn that you don't own Usenet. I wonder how long
that will take?

.

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