Ethics of last minute auction "poaching"

Proxy with OT gets my vote

Holy cow....you see something you want at an auction...you decide how much you're willing to pay for it...you place your bid...you either get it or you don't....it's not complicated...really....

I don't think sniping is necessarily pro-buyer. I've sold a few items on e-bay that were 'sniped'. In a few of the cases a previous high bidder who had the high bid for a relatively long time (say 12 hours on a one week auction) would write me, explain what happened, and ask if they could buy it for a slightly higher price. I always demure, but it's clear that an extention system would have yielded me a higher selling price. I do agree, however, that almost every problem is addressed if bidders actually use their high price when they bid. On the other hand I've bid on auctions where that high price moved up a little in the last hour or so...

Some auction sites have a 5 minute overtime rule, where the auction ends once 5 minutes pass with no new bid. Kind of like "Going, Going, Gone". ----- If I am not there at the end I alway bid the most I am willing to pay and hope for the best.

Auctions are for the "Big Boys" the rules are the same for everyone. STOP! crying! If you want to bid, BID, if not just look elsewhere.

AGAIN AUCTIONS ARE FOR ADULTS.