On 05/02/2018 04:37 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 05/02/2018 01:01 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > >> And that is a matter of opinion. > I've been subscribed to eBay since 1998, when the best I could do for a > net connection was a somewhat iffy 9600 bps. At that speed and high > latency, there was no way to engage in a last-minute bidding war against > those with T1 hookups. > > So now I have a machine act in my place with its own high-speed service. > > Be grateful for small things--eSnipe normally submits bids 6 seconds > before auction close, so those with Wall-Street type hookups have > thousands of milliseconds to sneak in a last bid. > > If you want to do away with sniping, suggest a way to equalize the odds, > such as a 5 built-in 5 minute delay in bidding--or going with a single > sealed bid option. Then get eBay to adopt it.
Or, do as I have and don't play the game at all. :-) bill
