Can't think of anything worse, for the bidder, than extending an ebay auction. The bids are there for all to see, the auction ends at the same time for everyone.....what's the problem? The only people that don't like sniping are the crybabies that lost the auction because they were too tight with their bidding. I *am* surprised that ebay hasn't instituted auction extensions since it would be terrible for bidders, but would be extremely good for ebay's bottom line and that's ALL they're interested in, believe me.
Bike content: Recently bought a beautiful 40 year old B.17 and am glad they didn't extend the auction. ;-)
John Dunn in Boise, ID
> At the Japanese Yahoo auctions, the seller has the option of having his
> auction extended if there us a bid within the last minute or few minutes
> (can't remember). It is often good for the seller as the price gets
driven
> up higher by enthusiastic late bidders. If one is looking for items at
the
> least possible expense, it is not to your benefit, but does allow you to
> respond to a snipe.
>
> Dennis Young
> Hotaka, Japan
>
>
> >>
> >> I have to agree with Paul.....and also agree with the sentiments of
Charles
> >> in a later post. I don't think its off-topic because the existence of
ebay
> >> brings a lot of us vintage parts that were otherwise economically
> >> unavailable. Ebay is like so many other things in life in that there
is no
> >> such thing as a free lunch. I have been burned but more often than
not, i
> >> get fair (or in some cases more than fair) value for my dollars.
People
> >> list items to sell them. Having had stuff 'sold from under me', I
always
> >> assume that something could be sold off ebay. In fact its a seller's
option
> >> to delist something as 'no longer for sale'. Thus, if its something i
> >> really really want, and the item is unbid, I always ask a buyer what
they
> >> are looking for and sometimes pay it. I don't think it unethical for
> >> either of us to do so. Sniping too is part of the game and it would be
> >> nice if auctions could be extended....