A New Net54 BST, Live Auction Rule Change?

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I vote a BIG NO and we leave as is. If someone puts in a decent max bid they could win it for peanuts because nobody else bids because there would really be no reason to unless their max was higher.

Agree with Ben here for the same reasons.

Other than that same reason, I can see too much chance of someone being just a jerk and bidding one dollar less than the previous max just to stick it to someone, or perhaps a friend doing it for another. Too much possible mud to wade through.

[jimq16415]

I like the way it is now when the seller lists a 10 minute rule. If it's a card you want you can bid in less than 10 minutes and you only lose the auction if you decide to stop bidding. No arguments or hurt feelings about being sniped or about what time it ended.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by jimq16415

I like the way it is now when the seller lists a 10 minute rule. If it's a card you want you can bid in less than 10 minutes and you only lose the auction if you decide to stop bidding. No arguments or hurt feelings about being sniped or about what time it ended.

I agree, but I'd make it 2 minutes instead of 10. That way people can go back and forth a few times and not have to stay at it for another hour.

[Northviewcats]

I am one of the guys who waits until the last minute to bid on an auction. I determine what I bid based on what I think the card is worth to me. There have been several times in the last three months when I have placed a bid on this site way over the underbidder and won. I would have saved money under the proposed change to the rules. However, I can see where my gain would be at the seller's expense. I hope that the seller is happy with the sale, too, and he will continue to offer items to bid on.

I also enjoy the rush of bidding at the last minute. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't consider it sniping if you are present online and you place your bid as the clock runs down. Sniping, to me, is placing a bid through a service that bids for you in the last seconds of an auction. You don't even have to be online at the time the clock runs out. Where is the excitement in that?

I recommend we leave the rules the same.

Best regards,

Joe