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ticviking
on Nov 12, 2016
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Amazon sells out of the NES Classic Edition in les...
There are actually some good arguments for a cost to bid system.
In theory it encourages people to bid their true preferences rather than waste time sniping.
dom0
on Nov 12, 2016
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Personally I find sniping quite enjoyable (as an idle-activity), but I also consider "recon" part of it (finding mislabelled or less widely known items that get the same job done usually results in huge
effective
discounts).
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In theory it encourages people to bid their true preferences rather than waste time sniping.