Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I know everyone here wants this incredible rare Dark Knight item

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dark-Knight-Rises-Chip-/200710171272?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebb422a88

[110x75]

[50s]

I asked:

Dear coldloathing,

Hi, could you provide the original packaging that came with the chip?, thanks

- <me>

Reply:

Dear <me>,

You're asking if I still have the bag that the chip came out of?

Of course. . .It is an extremely important part of the package and will be thrown in for free.

. . .as soon as I get it out of my recycling bin.

- coldloathing

[CSM]

I asked:


Reply:

 

[Silhouette]

A very high percentage never change their auto-generated names (the first two letters of their last name, plus 6 random numbers).

I once sent an e-mail to those people reminding them of how easy it is to change their ID (and giving them a link to the change page) but very few did, so I gave up.

It is especially frustrating because a huge percentage of the people who can't remember their ID and need to have it e-mailed to them (and they rarely can figure out how to do that themselves) are people with the auto-generated IDs (I suspect they are not very computer savvy).

Remember that all of you can change your ID as often as you like (especially if you suspect someone is targeting you), but very few people do that either.

Bruce

Bruce, my question is therefore: why are the names of the bidders not anonymous anyway, many of the major online auctions provide this (Heritage, eBay off the top of my head) - you've already said we can change our ID "...(especially if you suspect someone is targeting you)...". Seems to me anonymity would be better than constantly needing to change ones ID just to be able to be able to enjoy ones hobby on your site free from being targeted.

[50s]

Bruce, my question is therefore: why are the names of the bidders not anonymous anyway, many of the major online auctions provide this (Heritage, eBay off the top of my head) - you've already said we can change our ID "...(especially if you suspect someone is targeting you)...". Seems to me anonymity would be better than constantly needing to change ones ID just to be able to be able to enjoy ones hobby on your site free from being targeted.

Well there must be some benefits to emovie (my theories anyway):
- people can feel nice knowing they can choose their id to display
- people can show others they are bidding (why, I don't know, free advertising in return for bids?)
- people can see who might be bidding... if dave is interested in buying then I'll bid cause I can make a killing too

Disadvantages:
- It helps T to know not to bid if he sees someone he knows bidding on it
- People can know who bought what

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I don't know why anyone cares if a username shows.
simply said, if you don't want people knowing your i.d., then don't post pictures of your wins until the auction is distant history, so people won't easily make that connection

aside from Marklawd, who knows my Bruce i.d. because I told him, and Sean because he's among my closest friends, can anyone here successfuly post my Bruce i.d.??

really.. anyone who can, post it.. go ahead. I won't care.
Sean and Marklawd excepted

just know that once it is posted here, I'll just change my i.d. and I don't care one wit if I am exposed. so go ahead. If you know my i.d. post it here

[Bruce]

The biggest reason the set-up is as it is is because it is run by a third party (auctionanything.com) and we must play by their rules.

We can get them to make some changes (but not all) and we must pay a hefty fee each time we do, so we save that for things that seem truly important.

I think the current system works well, giving each user a lot of choices, but restricting each person to one ID.

The biggest difference between us and most other auctions is that we kick off bad bidders (the people, not the ID) so that we consistently collect from 99+% of the people (by dollar and by price) and therefore when you bid you know you are bidding against real bidders.

Bruce

[stewart boyle]

I love a challenge.
First guess. HA268351
Stew

[jayn_j]

I admit that I use bidding from certain dealers to help me figure out market value.  When they stop, I am in the ballpark.  In other cases, I may drop out early because I sense a bidding war (i.e. jaws1970) and concentrate on something else.  There is always something else 

[ddilts399]

I like seeing who buys what. I wish you could search by id even to see the history of what they have been buying.

[CSM]

aside from Marklawd, who knows my Bruce i.d. because I told him, and Sean because he's among my closest friends, can anyone here successfuly post my Bruce i.d.??

Better question - does anyone trully care?

[jayn_j]

aside from Marklawd, who knows my Bruce i.d. because I told him, and Sean because he's among my closest friends, can anyone here successfuly post my Bruce i.d.??

Well, I bet Bruce can! 

[Silence]

Is it Kingkarloff

Michael

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Michael is correct
does anyone else wish to guess??

[stewart boyle]

Michael is correct
does anyone else wish to guess??

Not if Michael already got it.

Stew

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Not if Michael already got it.

Stew

okay.. how about what will it be tonight???

[stewart boyle]

okay.. how about what will it be tonight???

Make a bid,we are watching.. :-)
Stew

[Silhouette]

The biggest reason the set-up is as it is is because it is run by a third party (auctionanything.com) and we must play by their rules.
Bruce

Thanks Bruce - understand

I don't know why anyone cares if a username shows.

really.. anyone who can, post it.. go ahead. I won't care.

just know that once it is posted here, I'll just change my i.d. and I don't care one wit if I am exposed.

It seems to me you do care if people know your ID, because one the one hand say you don't care yet on the other hand you say as soon as you are 'exposed' you're going to change your ID.

But you are right - if one doesn't want people to know it then don't talk about what you won at Bruce's auction will simply fix that. Then again we all love to talk about our new possessions, don't we?

Personally I change my ID almost every auction. Do I care if I am 'exposed'? Yes I do. Frankly I want to be able to bid for something without somebody thinking what a great game it is to try bid me up, why can't I have that luxury? After-all I am bidding with my hard earned money.

The fact is I am not interested in knowing what yours or anyone else's ID is, if I lose or win in an auction against you it won't ever be because of knowing it was you. I also realise that others like to try and play the 'bid you up' game and that is a shame but that is the way some people are I guess and that is why I would prefer the anonymity of my name in emovie.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Personally I change my ID almost every auction. Do I care if I am 'exposed'? Yes I do. Frankly I want to be able to bid for something without somebody thinking what a great game it is to try bid me up

paranoia

[Silhouette]

just know that once it is posted here, I'll just change my i.d.

paranoia

 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I'm not afraid of anyone bidding me up.

[Silhouette]

I'm not afraid of anyone bidding me up.

That's great, so why bother to change your ID?

The reality is within 5 minutes of you changing your ID I could find out what it was (because it would take me 4 minutes to make a ) so changing it really doesn't afford you any level of anonymity anyway.

At the end of the day I asked a genuine question of Bruce, I got the answer. I am not expecting Bruce to change things, but at least I now understand the 'why' and I think I provided a fairly lucid reason for my preference. I understand others like you may not see it that way however I don't see it as paranoia as much as I see it as wanting to (a) be private about how I spend my money and (b) leave the bidding to be about the object rather than some personal agenda on the part of one of the bidders (not that I am suggesting there is).

[110x75]

I'm not afraid of anyone bidding me up.

And once in a while, someone does... 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I'm not afraid of anyone bidding me up.

And once in a while, someone does... 

who cares. I'm still paying a price I'm willing to pay.