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Ethics of last minute auction "poaching"

I was just involved in an auction that left a bad taste in my mouth. I had the high bid on an item for over 2 days and
literally in the last 60 seconds of auction a "poacher" came
out trying to sneak in a last minute bid in to win the auction. This caused the price to rise from $160 to $280 which I still won, but this seems underhanded to me. Attempting to win by last minute sneak attack! If you are interested in bidding on an item it seems common fairness to other members to come out in the open and not make your first bid with 60 seconds of auction ending! I know this is not outlawed, but ticks me off.....anyone else experience this?
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puubie
45 posts
 
Yea. I do it. It's a free market.
fpeel
455 posts
 
Actually auctions are for those that want to participate. Nothing more, nothing less. Being "for adults" or "the Big Boys" has nothing to do with it as Audio4fun just proved. Man, talk about crying!
ruptured6def
1 posts
 
Megasam, That last minute sniping was probably the seller. I know a dealer who does this all the time, and he always gets more money out of the unsuspecting buyer.
angela100
435 posts
 
ruptured@me.com (ouch!) that's called *shill bidding*, now we're talking unethical.
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joysjane
165 posts
 
Put in the maximum you want to pay for the item and stop whining! It's an auction for cryin' out loud! All bids are fair bids till the auction is over. If you won the auction you still got the item for what you were willing to pay.
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