Sniper Protection

[dcpaq2]

Dear Photo Post Staff,

I would like to make the suggestion of having a "Sniper Protection" feature added to the Photo Post Classifieds program.

This feature would be optionally set that an auction is extended by X minutes when a user places a bid within X amount of time from the end of the auction.

Doug

[Chuck S]

So your saying here you want to allow someone to outbid someone after an auction ends within a set timeframe? Am I reading this right here buddy.

[dcpaq2]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

So your saying here you want to allow someone to outbid someone after an auction ends within a set timeframe? Am I reading this right here buddy.

Chuck,

This feature just assures that no one can wait until the last minute and outbid someone who was willing to pay more and let the "clock" work to their advantage.

If after the last bid is entered the time on the clock is extended by what ever "X" minutes, say 5 mins (set by the admin of the site), that allows other bidders who were or are willing to pay more than the "sniper" to have a chance at bidding on the item for more money in the next 5 minutes. If no one places their higher bid within that next 5 mins then the auction is closed and the high bidder gets the item.

After all wasnt that the original intention of an Auction, who ever bids the highest is the one who gets the item? Not who can get their bid in before the clock runs out?

Anyway thats what this feature called "Sniper Protection" is "suppose" to do or accomplish, Buddy.

Doug

[GateKeeper]

I think other auction software has this capability (at a much higher price, e.g. Geodesicsolutions).

[Michael P]

I hadn't heard of that before, but I don't think it would be that hard to implement and sounds like a good suggestion.