[rescue] Wow

[George Adkins]

> > Why don't you just BID for God's sake.
>
> It gives other folks the opportunity to outbid you if you give them
> enough time.  Some folks, who might not otherwise spend that much, might
> feel obligated to "win" given a reason to try.
>
*Sigh* it's not a game, it's a transaction.  If they're willing to pay more 
for it than I am, they get it.  It's that simple.
My disappointment lies in watching the final bid price on an item jump up by 
$25 or $50 as people rush to try to outbid me and just end up jacking the 
price up.

>
> It's an old tactic at auction of all kinds.  I frequent auction houses
> of all kinds - cars, scrap, estate, antique.  The game is exactly the
> same - more like poker than anyting else.  It's full of bluffing and
> fakery.  There actually *is* a lot of drama to it, as well as
> excitement.  It's game...

Again, it's not a game.  and the tactics are nothing alike...  you bid, if 
someone outbids you, you have the opportunity to bid again.  Where's the 
bluff in that? is it in the way you wave your paddle?  is it because you 
chose to blow a kiss to the auctioneer rather than simply touch the corner of 
your hat?  The only drama is if the participants choose to interpret it that 
way for themselves.  If e-bay were like a _real_ auction, the auction would 
be extended by three minutes every time someone places a bid.

George