[rescue] SparcCenter 2000E on Ebay

[Michael Schiller]

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On Friday, June 20, 2003, at 03:30 PM, Free, Michael P wrote:

> It seems to me that they'd have decent luck using the human 
> image-to-number
> checking that I've seen a lot of sites do... they display an image 
> file with
> a number in it, and you type the number in to confirm. It's supposed 
> to be
> great for keeping the bots away...
>
> Mike Free

A very simple fix to the sniping problem would be to do what yahoo 
does, automatically extend the auction until there's a 5 minute period 
without bids. That would totally eliminate sniping.


- -Mike
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