[time-nuts] Austron 2202

Jason Rabel jason at extremeoverclocking.com
Tue Jan 16 15:42:18 UTC 2007


Yeah, pretty soon eBay will probably anonymize the whole thing. You won't
know who you are buying it from, just a rating... And thanks to the recent
changes you don't know who is bidding... We are all doomed!

Jason


> I think I liked the old system better. I often looked at who I was
> bidding against. There was lots of info to be gleaned if you looked.
> What items were the last few items they purchased or sold? Are they
> paying reasonable amounts. Do they sell much? Is there a 
> pattern or all
> over the place? Have they been around long? Do they look like they
> really want this one?
> 
> I once sent an email to a winning bidder, just asking if 
> they'd care to
> share their satisfaction with the transaction, because something about
> that auction seemed wierd to me and I backed off myself. Couldn't do
> that now.
> 
> Even the names the other guy used could convey some information. Think
> of a real auction where you can look across the room at who you are
> bidding against. Now all of our bids are "phoned in". 
> 
> Yep. I liked the old way better.





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