Brice's Bill of Bidder's Rights
(Courtesy of zerofeedback)


You have the right to place the lowest bid allowed.

You have the right to bid as many times as possible, and should be able to bid more times than is possible if you are sniped.

You have the right to counter bid when you realize somebody else has outbid you, even if that is more than you want to spend.

You have the right to complain that you did not have enough time to bid your best bid during the minimum of 72 hours an auction runs.

You have the right to bid just to "help the seller who deserves more for the item than the current bid price."

You have the right to come back on this board after being caught in a lie, and offer advice.

You have the right to believe that all snipe bids are for thousands of dollars more than the second highest bid, and can never be beaten.

You have the right to believe that snipers are costing sellers money by bidding the most.

You have the right to ignore the facts that highest bid wins.

You have the right to believe that every loser had another bid left to place.

You have the right to believe that eBay is being destroyed by high bidders who pay for auctions.