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Originally Posted by FrankWakefield
Presently, what is in place works.
I'd be annoyed if there's an $80 to $90 card, that would fill a troublesome hole in my collection, the last few bids have been $40, $41, $50, $51, $55, so I bid $130 with an hour to go, and go to bed... Next day I see someone with whom I've been abrasive in the past (a considerable multitude) has bid $129 with a minute to go. No Sir, what is in place is simple and functional.
And No to bids extending the time. That adds confusion, makes it a game instead of an auction...
I reckon folks that don't like what there is now can forego bidding.... and folks content with the present can be done with auctions if they change. What's the problem with how it is now, again???
Maybe I should audition as a 60 Minutes curmudgeon.
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While I am in agreement with what has been said, the logic is faulted (unless I missed something and that is possible). if one bids $130 and with a minute to go one bids $129 - the $130 will win. The time limit does "force" people to stay up and watch until the end and the end and the end. I think that an "X" minute rule to the end of the auction would be the best way to go. It gives people who are really interested one last chance to bid what they really want to spend on the item.