[dartho]

A suggestion: although the auctions have a fixed end time, perhaps make it more like a traditional auction - item sells when the bidding stops. So only close the auction if no bids have been recorded in the last say 10 minutes. so the end time will be either the original end time, or 10 minutes after the last bid which ever is later. Sniping on a community forum isn't very community minded ..

I also suggested in another thread a one bid auction. It is kinda like a "Buy It Now", except the buy it now price goes down by a certain value every time period until a reserve or base price is reached. First bidder wins - rather than bidding up a product, the potential buyer has to really judge what they are willing to pay and then put their money down before someone else does. It also makes it impossible for a dodgy seller to get one of his mates to bid on an item to increase the price. This would be useful for when a seller knows what he is willing to accept, but is unsure of the actual value of what he is selling. This suggestion however is low, low down on my list of what I'd want - you're on the money so far.