In a message dated 12/30/2003 1:02:15 PM Mountain Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes: They should re-write their software to extend auctions by 5 minutes every time a bid is made in the last 5 minutes. Then ebay would be like a true auction. Ugghhh, then when you snipe it would get extended! Of course, most people treat e-snipe as the Ronco of Internet Auction tools. Set it and forget it;)
Technically it could be done, but it would require a certain amount of intelligence and system monitoring that maybe they don't want to entertain.?.
Not sure if I would like that as a buyer... But it would be more like a true auction.
Mike "Goin once, goin twice, snipe, Goin once, goin twice, snipe" Wilkinson Castle Rock, CO