In a message dated 12/14/99 6:29:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com writes:
<< I guess it's just the principle of the thing that gets me. If these people
want
an item, them come out of the shadows, and bid upfront, so that everyone can
take it into consideration and bid accordingly (just like a REAL auction).
If everyone started using the 'last minute' technique, then all items would
show
zero bidders until the last 60 seconds, and the person with the fastest
Internet
connection wins! >>
THAT's what I was trying to say!!!! But heck, that is "principle"!
Something we don't see a lot of these days. Oh well--nuff said on that
subject. Lets get back to our cars.
--David C.
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