[time-nuts] OT: eBay bidding question

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Thu Apr 26 16:25:09 EDT 2007


In message: <c07.1267dccb.336262f6 at aol.com>
            SAIDJACK at aol.com writes:
:  
: In a message dated 4/26/2007 05:23:48 Pacific Daylight Time, rexa at sonic.net  
: writes:
: 
: Can  anyone propose a sequence of bids on dates that explains this list
: of  recorded bids and dates? I guess there must be one but it is  evading
: me.
: 
: >
: >    *Bidder*    Bid  Amount    Date of bid         
: >   Bidder 6    US $4,000.00  Apr-22-07  05:14:15
: >    Bidder 8    US $4,000.00   Apr-25-07 00:49:30 
: 
: 
: Could this be because of bid retractions or simply revising a bid?
:  
: Are the times/dates local time or Ebay UTC?

All of them are UTC.

This happens all the time.

If bidder 6 bid $4000 before bidder 8, as is indicated here, then
bidder 6 wins because his bid is first.  Sort of a 'tie goes to the
runner' sort of resolution.

Warner



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