Re: entrapment game

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Don't bid.
>
>I was thinking that it might be one of those games where playing one
>time doesn't make any sense, but if you ran the game it several times, 
>say in a computer tournament, it might be interesting to see what strategies
>are tried.

It makes perfect sense to run auctions as often as possible, but no sense at all
to bid in one.

It takes but a moment's thought to see that your potential profit if bidding
against sensible people is maybe 50c, and your potential loss if bidding against
normal humans is around $19.50, more if you're not sensible yourself.

I wonder if it's legal to run auctions like this?

Ebay should have an option to have this sort of rule :>
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Patrick Hamlyn   posting from Perth, Western Australia
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