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Re:Amazon sells out of the NES Classic Edition in less than ... by ticviking on Saturday November 12, 2016 @01:20PM (#12939263)
There are actually some good arguments for a cost to bid system.

In theory it encourages people to bid their true preferences rather than waste time sniping.

Re:Amazon sells out of the NES Classic Edition in less than ... by dom0 on Saturday November 12, 2016 @02:34PM (#12939723)
Personally I find sniping quite enjoyable (as an idle-activity), but I also consider "recon" part of it (finding mislabelled or less widely known items that get the same job done usually results in huge effective discounts).