On 11 Jul 2005 13:36:14 -0700, wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:
And yet, you're using a shady tactic to bid without giving others a
chance to make their bids.

Here's a thought - decide what you want to pay for it, put in a reserve
bid, and wait for the email. If it's more than you wanted to pay, you
wn't get it. Everyone gets to decide how much it's worth, and the guy
who bids the most gets the item.

If everyone (including you) who bitched about sniping took your advice,
sniping wouldn't deprive the seller of anything, would it?

Exactly. The people who snipe make it so the people who don't snipe are
disadvantaged in the auction. Thank you for getting my point.

Face it. People bidding don't know what things are worth, and often,
the sellers don't either. What's wrong with wanting to figure out the
value in the traditional way - let the bids rise until the
second-highest guy decides that it's at it's value, and stops bidding?