[time-nuts] OT: eBay bidding question
M. Warner Losh
imp at bsdimp.com
Thu Apr 26 20:25:09 UTC 2007
In message: <c07.1267dccb.336262f6 at aol.com>
SAIDJACK at aol.com writes:
:
: In a message dated 4/26/2007 05:23:48 Pacific Daylight Time, rexa at sonic.net
: writes:
:
: Can anyone propose a sequence of bids on dates that explains this list
: of recorded bids and dates? I guess there must be one but it is evading
: me.
:
: >
: > *Bidder* Bid Amount Date of bid
: > Bidder 6 US $4,000.00 Apr-22-07 05:14:15
: > Bidder 8 US $4,000.00 Apr-25-07 00:49:30
:
:
: Could this be because of bid retractions or simply revising a bid?
:
: Are the times/dates local time or Ebay UTC?
All of them are UTC.
This happens all the time.
If bidder 6 bid $4000 before bidder 8, as is indicated here, then
bidder 6 wins because his bid is first. Sort of a 'tie goes to the
runner' sort of resolution.
Warner
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