Auction Etiquette
Sniping is ok
Sniping means placing your bid in the closing seconds of an auction.
Sniping is perfectly legal, and minimises the risk of anyone outbidding
you. But you won't have time to place another bid, so put in your highest
amount.
Hijacking is not ok
Hijacking means contacting a seller *after* an auction has ended, and
offering more money for the goods.
This breaks fundamental auction rules, and is disgraceful behaviour.
I frown on anyone who conducts this practice, as does most of the pony community, and we will do our utmost
to name and shame them.
Stalking is legal but dirty
There are eBay stalkers - people who watch other people's auction bids,
and use them as an extended watchlist.
Sniping is the best defence against stalkers.
Buying out auctions is sometimes legal - but bad behaviour
If you buy out an auction, you offer the seller money outside of eBay
to end the auction early. You *must* be the highest bidder at this point
or you are breaking eBay rules.
Buying out an auction is debatable - but we both feel it is not ok.
Leaving an auction until the last minute gives everyone with enough money
to bid a chance at winning. Buying out an auction is not fair behaviour.
If an auction is ended early and the person who was high bidder does
not get the goods, it is a matter for Safeharbor.
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