On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote:

> As far as sniping, this is a time limit AUCTION. Using a sniping program
> isn't what I call good sportsmanship, but obviously I am in the minority in
> this den of snipers.

It's also a proxy auction, though, which means if a "sniper" outbid you
then they were willing to pay more than your max *anyway*.  I don't see
the problem.

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