I think we need to once again revisit the auction rule
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Rule #4 of dnforum auctions.
4) Must specify end time, time zone, and date. NO "ends *hours after last bid" allowed. You may have a buy it now price.
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Specifcally the "NO "ends *hours after last bid"
All the current system does is cost the seller possible rev and give the name to the fastest finger...not to who is prepared to pay the most. We are capitalists here for the most part
..I think...and that is not in the "spirit of the game" in my opinion.
The seller would still have to post an end time but should be allowed to invoke an anti-snipe rule (By stating "Anti-Snipe rule in effect") that would extend the auction ...(perhaps) in the event of bids in the last 5 minutes extending the auction to 15 minutes after the last bid...
These are not hard to monitor because every post has a time stamp...
I can say I would take part in a lot more auctions (as a bidder) if this was allowed. Now it is a waste of time when it is the fastest finger and not the best bid that wins the auction.
Food for thought
j
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