quote:Originally posted by Fact-giver:
Q. Why doesn't eBay implement a Sniping feature?
A. That's an easy question to answer. Because they already have one.
They call it "Proxy Bidding".
You are confused with an over-generalization. Proxy bidding IS NOT sniping. Sniping is waiting until the last minute to place a bid. Proxy bidding is exactly the opposite, bidding immediately, and continuing to bid immediately with every new bid until the proxy limit is reached. This could not be less like sniping. No one has a choice on ebay about using the proxy system, they only have a choice in how effectively they use it. You can use it to snipe, and if you read the other bidders correctly, you'll be more likely to win at a lower price than you may have otherwise. That doesn't make proxy bidding sniping by any stretch of the imagination- it only makes sniping with it an option. The question was why doen't ebay offer a service like AS, which they DO NOT have and probably never will.