Bugger.

[unixronin]

...that these days, it's an exercise in complete futility trying to buy anything on eBay that anyone else wants, except via Buy It Now, unless you have a multi-megabit connection or an account with one of the automated robot-bid-sniping services.

And to think that when automated bid-sniping first started, eBay banned it because it was unfair.  I guess they musta decided that fairness could go fuck itself, 'cos they made more money off the last-90-seconds bid-sniping wars.

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[meglimir.livejournal.com]

Ah. That situation hasn't arisen for me ... I'm generally looking for a discount on something otherwise available, or I have a budget ceiling and if the bid goes over that it's just too bad and I won't go another $5 or whatever.