I [don't] hate E-Bay (was Cromemco 68000 on ebay)

[Doug Jackson]

Ho,

I have been quiet till now.

I admit using snipe services -   My logic:

1)  I will bid a small amount to indicate my interest.
2) Because I am rarely up at 2am when auctions finish, If I believe that 
an item is worth $400 to me, I will use a snipe service to bid on my 
behalf a best bid just before close. 

If the auction is over the amount - I loose - Happens more often than 
not.  If the auction is under my bit, I win, based on my best bid.

My problem with Ebay is that auctions are not extended if there is 
interest.  If I start with a $300 bid, early, then invariably, the 
auction will trickle up to that amount, purely because people will try 
$20, discover that failed, then $30, then $40 etc...

I Love DOLA here in Australia.  If somebody places a bid at just before 
the Auction closing time, it is automatically extended by 5 minutes, to 
allow people a chance at placing a counter bid.