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Posted By: T206Collector

To me it's simple and plain -- if you bid on ebay earlier than 30 seconds before the close of an auction then you were (1) never really that interested in winning the auction but (2) wanted to make sure the seller got as much money as possible. In a perfect world, everyone would snipe their auctions in the final seconds so that no one would be permitted to bid a second time. That way, people are forced to make decisions about what an item is worth to them, without being swayed by the competitiveness that drives people to bid higher than their initial bid when they are not the highest bidder.

Think about it -- The reason ebay doesn't just allow one bid per customer is that it is in their best interest to create bidding frenzies to drive up final values. It's a good policy for ebay sellers, too. But fellow bidders, bidding early and often, are a bidder's worst enemy.

We need a bidder's union.