Re: Bid alerts?


Rainer Bauer wrote:
> itemyar wrote:
>
> >Is there a way to get an alert sent to you via email when someone places a
> >bid on an item you have up for auction?
>
> I have seen this question now several times. What really interests me is why
> would you want to know that?

Because the rent is due and your crap isn't selling.

Because you gotta cancel those zero-feedback bidders right away.

Because you told foreign bidders to email you for shipping costs.

Because you're lonely and you can't figure out how to disable your spam
filter.

> I could add such a feature to Munnin, but I am not sure whether its worth the
> time.

Sure it is worth the time. Many anxious newbies want this feature. How
long they use it won't matter to your sales.

.

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