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chiark · 24 June 2009, 23:56

No, true, but real auctions don't end at a fixed time, and don't get the last minute insanity of eBay: offering to buy it now avoids that.

I don't agree it's stealing: it's offering to complete a transaction in a mutually acceptable way. As a seller, I don't cancel bids to sell like this, and as a buyer I only offer to buy when I'm the highest bidder. That's how I justify it...

Thanks for removing the emotion - makes the conversation easier!

24 June 2009, 23:56	#9
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	No, true, but real auctions don't end at a fixed time, and don't get the last minute insanity of eBay: offering to buy it now avoids that. I don't agree it's stealing: it's offering to complete a transaction in a mutually acceptable way. As a seller, I don't cancel bids to sell like this, and as a buyer I only offer to buy when I'm the highest bidder. That's how I justify it... Thanks for removing the emotion - makes the conversation easier!