To Have or Not To Have a Bid Column

[Maelbrigda]

quins is 5

[Maelbrigda]

All of you who are totally logical about whether something has a bid on it are in the minority. In real life, competition does improve final prices but, there has to be competition and we all know that being outbid here is a rarity. So the competition thing doesn't apply.

I get outbid on things here all the time! either that or they dont reach their reserve

[Juliebabe25]

I honestly believe that column after column of listings with no bids would be detrimental to eBid.

They are already there with no bids !

[Juliebabe25]

All of you who are totally logical about whether something has a bid on it are in the minority. In real life, competition does improve final prices but, there has to be competition and we all know that being outbid here is a rarity. So the competition thing doesn't apply.

Yes it does
What about the Auctions with the most bids at the top of the home page ?
They often get lots of bids.
And there must be many others beneath the current one

[bykimbo]

They are already there with no bids !

Yes, but we don't show that they have no bids so we're not advertising that fact.

[rucabela]

I regularly watch auctions with multiple bids on to see if the price is still within my range at the end..if it is, I snipe

I would also take a peek at busy auctions to see what all the fuss is about and then might buy something I never knew I wanted

it´s called auction fever

[crafters_corner]

it´s called auction fever

Even a slightly raised temperature would be good.

Julie, you are clutching at straws if you think the bids at the top of the home page is representative of the bids on here. Just plough through the pages of unsold stuff - items with no bids - for a more realistic picture. If that translated to a bids column, it would send out the picture I suspect Gazza wishes to avoid.

[moonwitch]

it´s called auction fever

I used to do this a lot on eBay but now I'm finding lots of auctions here with multiple bidders which tells me the site is busier now than it has been.

Is there a cure for auction fever?...do I really want a cure????

[bluebedouin]

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Is there a cure for auction fever?...

Yes,poverty!

[rucabela]

Believe me , poverty doesn´t stop them
my girlfriend sells on a portuguese auction site and the quantity of people who bid and win and then send a message to say "can i pay at the end of the month"...no money
surely, if you´ve got no money you would n´t buy on an auction site......would you?