On Apr 10, 9:59 pm, Adrian wrote:
Matty F gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

Why should the auction time being sometimes extended by a few minutes
matter in the least?
Because it might not be a few minutes, but could be a few days.
Well if an auction continues for a few days with a new bid every minute,
why would you not be delighted by the incredibly higher price that you
will receive?

But if all those bids would've been received anyway - and the only
question is one of the timescale - the end price will be the same.

Let's say that the auction extends for two days. With a bid every
minute that's 2880 bids. Is that likely? With TradeMe a bid has to be
at least a dollar higher than the previous bid. $2880 is s very good
price for a plate or whatever you are selling. And if someone takes
longer than a minute to make a bid, the auction ends immediately.
Just face it, Ebay do not handle auctions well, which is why they are
not in NZ.