Dibs rule

[Dan_s2_coupe]

Who thinks we should have the dibs rule for ebay items



The 'dibs' rule

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Any member can post a link to an ebay item and call dibs i.e. they are stating that they are intending to bid/buy that item, this member is the dibser.

We have a gentlemans agreement here that who calls it, gets it and no-one will bid against them.

Sometimes of course a certain item may be sought after by a number of members and the '*******' rule comes in to play. A competing member must reply to the dibs post with 'You *******!' in the message body thereby signifying his/her intent to bid against the dibser. When the ******* rule has been called it is recommended that all parties communicate by PM to discuss maximum bids etc. This helps stop one member causing the auction price to go unnecessarily high.

Obviously we can't/don't enforce this but because we pride ourselves on our friendly atmosphere we hope you respect it

[Jamo]

No, it's like a playground rule that.

Because ebay is based on bidding how can a forum restrict bidding on an item because somebody has called "dibs".

Not to mention when an item is over £100 you cannot see who the current highest bidder is due to new ebay rules.

If you want to win an item bid the same as all other ebay users.

[Dan_s2_coupe]

ok fair enough

[terrybullwon]

Good try Dan

[Al Wyn]

What didnt you get that you wanted then Dan ?

[Dan_s2_coupe]

Nothing yet:mischeif:

[Al Wyn]

I was after something on the bay the other week, mentioned it in passing to a couple of others on the forum. The morning the auction was due to end i woke up trying to think what my max bid was gonna be only to find a horses head in my bed Needless to say i didnt go near the computer that day

[Fat Audi 80]

I think ebay is sophisticated enough for us all to bid against each other if the need arises....

[Al Wyn]

I think the `gentlemens agreement` for forum members should be to offer items up for sale on the forum prior to the bay to `keep it in the family` so to speak, which im sure most of us would anyway.

[Jas11n]

I was after something on the bay the other week, mentioned it in passing to a couple of others on the forum. The morning the auction was due to end i woke up trying to think what my max bid was gonna be only to find a horses head in my bed Needless to say i didnt go near the computer that day

LMFAO

Jas..