> Sniping, especially if there are multiple snipers, will still
> raise the auction to the highest price offered from all of the
> bidders. It does not matter to them if all of the bids come in
> during the last three seconds for throughout the full auction
> duration. The result is the same - the highest bid (and
> commission) wins.

This assumes "reasonable" behavior by non snipers. As mentioned earlier in the thread, some people put ridiculous bids in. Some of the people put the ridiculous bids in on their 3rd or 4th bid only, due to the "gambling mentality". I'd prefer not to press their buttons and cause the price of the auction to get out of reach of anyone who wants to use ebay to pay *less* than retail.

-brendan