#Add 10 mins to auction after last bid

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potent cloak
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There are a lot of times, when people snipe auction postings in the last 10-20 sec and win, because other people dont have enough time to place a bid. I suggest to add extra 10 mins after last bid on auction to give a chance to buy vehile or part

sterile tendon
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But then every auction would go for way longer than needed

potent cloak
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But it is not funny, when people place bid in last 10 seconds, that bigger another one for 10k

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Other guy wont have enough time to open discord amd write his bid

sterile tendon
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its not funny to have a auction go longer by hours or even days either

potent cloak
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Why days?

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There are just 5-10 minutes after last bid

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To make competition between buyers

rocky magnet
potent cloak
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Can wait

potent cloak
rocky magnet
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I dont know if theres a way you could entirely get rid of snipers because they can always wait until the last second or two and bid not giving anyone else a chance

potent cloak
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Bruh

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I said, that there are will add another 5 mins after every bid

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You bid in 10:59, while end 11:00?

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The end time after that now 11:05

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Someone bid at 11:04? Ends time 11:10

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Last bidder needs to wait 5 mins before he will be winner

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And it is will ignore ENDS TIME

dusk hatch
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isn't there a rule specifically against this

placid terrace
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if the auction gets prolonged, it's something that should have happened earlier (but didn't because people wanted to snipe)

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after some time of such a system being in place, this problem will (mostly) subside

swift jewel
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in Forza Horizon 3/4

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what ends up happening is that you can wait hours or even days for a car only for it to get stuck at the final few minutes because a couple of idiots keep outbidding you over and over again by a tiny amount

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it would be a moderation nightmare and a nusance to everyone except the seller

placid terrace
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people would know that sniping is useless

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wouldn't they, then, bid in the healthy way an auction should (that is, bidding for as long as they are comfortable within their budget) ?

lapis totem
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I know this system

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they have it in viking mart for a game called tradelands

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and trust me it absolutely sucks

placid terrace
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idk

umbral marsh
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just make it so you can't bid in these 10 mins unless you already previously bidded

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at least

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idk

placid terrace
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from a purely economical standpoint, i have no reason to bid in an auction

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it'll bump the post, making it more visible for competitors
it'll probably lead to me being outbid (and the price rising)

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right now (assuming you can pull it off), auction sniping is usually the most efficient auction strategy

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a postponing mechanic would mostly eliminate sniping, and would leave a higher part to actual bidding

umbral marsh
placid terrace
placid terrace
umbral marsh
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how would you do a postponing mechanic

placid terrace
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practically ?

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i guess you trust people to do it
and warn them afterwards if they don't

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kinda like what we've been doing for a while with auction posts Skrolled

umbral marsh
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guess putting a warning on the announcement channel like they did whit Snerding could work

celest cosmos
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this would get really annoying really quickly

swift jewel
celest cosmos
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idk what the issue is with sniping anyeay

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it happens irl

placid terrace
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AFAIK auctions lasting for a specific amount of time isn't a desired feature

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it is a necessary compromise to account for timezones

celest cosmos
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i always see it happen on ebay

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and similar things

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i can see both sides but i feel like this would be more annoying than actually solve issues

swift jewel
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Online auctions

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For example on bring a trailer IIRC auctions have a set end time

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and eBay yeah

placid terrace
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how do we fix sniping then

swift jewel
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Can’t fix stupid sellers

sterile tendon
celest cosmos
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fr

swift jewel
celest bear
placid terrace