Posted By:
Hal LewisIn hindsight, I should have just contacted them directly and asked about it... although my concern was that they could just tell me anything and I wouldn't know whether anyone else had been told the same thing or not.
I am VERY GLAD to hear that nobody has received any "second chance" offers from Mastro. That speaks volumes for their shop.
It is in their "auction rules" that they are allowed to offer second chance sales to underbidders when someone fails to pay... but apparently they have realized that this is probably not a wise move publicity-wise.
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I'm sorry that I went public with my concerns.
I guess I am just so used to EBay, where a Max Bid is almost ALWAYS topped at the end.
Maybe the third-party sniping services would make people feel better about my situation???
That would also require a DROP DEAD end-time to the auctions... which I would like as well.
WHY NOT have these things be like REAL AUCTIONS where every item ends at a SET TIME?
If every item ended 2 minutes apart...
they could do 30 items an hour...
so they could sell 1,440 items in a 48-hour period.
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This would obviously require a "Max Bid" or even better, a third-party snipe service, because some items would end at 4:48 in the morning...
but the way they do it now....
EVERY ITEM ENDS AT 4:48 IN THE MORNING!!!
This has NEVER made sense to me.