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Cheryl[_3_] Cheryl[_3_] is offline
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On 7/31/2012 2:29 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> What good would a stopwatch do for you on eBay? So you could time the
> seconds between bids?
>
> You computer's BIOS and desktop clock, synchronized VIA NTP to one of
> the atomic clock services is the only necessary tool you need. Or is
> that too "old-school" for you, Mr. Stopwatch?
>
> Oh, that's right - Google doesn't have an NTP service...


I guess I've never bid against these people with external apps to bid
for them because I just use what's built into the auction and have won
things at the last seconds.