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

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Brian Wheeler wrote:
>>>> You missed what he said.  He was encouraging people to snipe.  He was 
>>>> against people bidding *before* the last 30 seconds.
>>> I'll bid anyway, anyhow, anywhere I please.... 
>> Of course.  The point he was trying to make is that non-snipe bidding is 
>> counterproductive for the user bidding and just about everyone else.
> 
> That's not entirely true.  Non-snipe bidding is good for finding out
> _early_ whether or not someone has deeper pockets than you...so you can
> bug the wife for more cash :)

I can't speak for the originator of the thread, but I was more referring 
to the two people who get into a bidding war three days before the 
auction ends.  It happens a lot, and much of the time, both of the 
people forget about the auction anyway, and neither of them get the item.

Peace...  Sridhar