"Dave Plowman" wrote:

I use ebay a fair bit mainly for buying. And things with a reserve or
'buy it now' price put me off - both are against the spirit of an auction.
Perhaps if something was unique, and I desperately wanted it, I'd bid, but
this doesn't apply to most cars etc.

It depends how you value your time, and what you think the chances are of
newbie fsckwit Ebayers bidding way OTT. If something is a fair price I'd
sooner do a "Buy it now" than wait 10 days and not get it because someone
with more money than sense and a faster connection than me puts in a last
second OTT bid.

And lets face it, thats what the auctions come down to. 10 days of viewing,
then 30 seconds of bidding.

Just my two pennyworth.

Paul B)