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the reason for the out-of-sequence bidding is most likely that the bid requests were handled by different servers and then compiled at some interval. eBay has several hundred servers doing different things, and many are committed to the cgi and db tasks, so it's a pretty reasonable assumption (based on my experience). Yes, I am a geek. On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 18:54, D. & L. Walters wrote: > Other than the fact that the time on the bidding is out of sequence (which I've seen > before on other auctions and still don't understand), it's possible that kw3427 (or > whatever their name is) is trying to bid up to the reserve price without going too far > over. Nothing like being the only bidder and paying *way* over what the seller is willing > to let it go for. > David "Remeber; when it comes to Ebay, it's not who bids most-but who bids last" Walters > '73 1600 L Notchback > S. FL, USA > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ -- boinger <boinger@qamail.transora.com> ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/