← Back to context Comment by m463 5 days ago Isn't an auction itself a giant dark pattern?Also, ebay mixes auction with buy it now in the same item. 4 comments m463 Reply explodes 4 days ago Buy-It-Now combined with an auction is exactly like selling a car listed with O.B.O. (e g. ”$5000 or best offer"). This doesn't seem like a dark pattern to me for either side of the transaction. subscribed 4 days ago I like it a lot. I either want something NAOW and don't mind a slightly higher price than I'd pay if I waited a few days. Centigonal 4 days ago Auctions are great price discovery mechanisms. Nothing wrong with that IMO theoreticalmal 4 days ago Only if you consider voluntary interpersonal economics a dark pattern
explodes 4 days ago Buy-It-Now combined with an auction is exactly like selling a car listed with O.B.O. (e g. ”$5000 or best offer"). This doesn't seem like a dark pattern to me for either side of the transaction. subscribed 4 days ago I like it a lot. I either want something NAOW and don't mind a slightly higher price than I'd pay if I waited a few days.
subscribed 4 days ago I like it a lot. I either want something NAOW and don't mind a slightly higher price than I'd pay if I waited a few days.
Buy-It-Now combined with an auction is exactly like selling a car listed with O.B.O. (e g. ”$5000 or best offer"). This doesn't seem like a dark pattern to me for either side of the transaction.
I like it a lot. I either want something NAOW and don't mind a slightly higher price than I'd pay if I waited a few days.
Auctions are great price discovery mechanisms. Nothing wrong with that IMO
Only if you consider voluntary interpersonal economics a dark pattern