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Posted by AlanTPIR on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:37 AM
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One Dollar Bids

I think it is so unfair to a contestant when the next contestant bets one dollar more! There really needs to be some value like 25 or 50 dollars as the minimum between bids. I know one can make an argument that one way or the other is unfair to one of the contestants. However, There is an order to the way people get to bid and as such you should protect the first person's bid with some kind of buffer as suggested.

Just my two cents, but I feel so irritated every time I see someone do that to the person ahead of them. It is not only unfair, it is unethical and just a testimony to today's society's readiness to stick it to someone just to beat them out of the prize.

Thank You

    Reply: Posted by AlanTPIR on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 10:17 AM
    Octavarium64 "Any limit on bidding to protect the integrity of one contestant will detract the same amount of integrity from another contestant." Again you fail to see that the bidding order has already been set by how they are called to the front to participate. Georgef551 "It's nothing new. It happened in the Bill Cullen era, even with the $10, $50, $100, etc, incremented bids (contestants would outdo each other in those increments instead)." Which only makes my point that with larger increments between bids, the first bid is at least partially protected for having been bid first. If you really want to make it "Fair" to everyone; then everyone should have to bid sealed bids until after they all bid and then the bids can be shown! Then no-one who does not have a clue about a price can't screw the persons in front of them by bidding 1 dollar more because they have no idea what the price is. There would have to be a built in system to prevent a double same bid. But the "fix" could be that if those two people are under or on the price of the object, then those two people by themselves would have to bid again to see who breaks the tie. Just like the wheel! If there are two bids the same and not viable then both people lose that turn equally. Also, again, if these prices were sealed before the contestants bid. A contestant has no way of knowing the price of an object up for bid. California's cost of living is much higher that other states and contestants from other states would especially have no clue to the price. Whereas, a Californian would have a better idea what the price range might be.
    Reply: Posted by Georgef551 on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 2:38 PM
    It's nothing new. It happened in the Bill Cullen era, even with the $10, $50, $100, etc, incremented bids (contesstants would outdo each other in those increments instead).
    Reply: Posted by Octavarium64 on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 4:00 PM
    "That is the way the cards fell for them and they should not have the right to screw somebody who has already bid." ...going by that, an earlier bidder shouldn't have the right to screw somebody who hasn't bid yet. If someone gets $1ed, then that is - again - the way the cards fell for them. Usually, if someone gets $1ed, it's because they made the wrong bid - again, too bad. Any limit on bidding to protect the integrity of one contestant will detract the same amount of integrity from another contestant. Giving one contestant a $50 bidding range in which they are guaranteed to win will cause all contestants after them to be guaranteed to NOT win...and then they will start complaining exactly like this. There's no way Contestant's Row can be made to work exactly the way you want.
    Reply: Posted by AlanTPIR on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 2:50 PM
    To say that it is unfair to someone who knows the price is $1,500 is dribble. Know one can possibly know exactly what the price of these prizes are. The show starts off calling the first contestant down and then the next, etc, etc. Then these four people get to bet in the order they were called. That establishes the order the game should and does continue to follow. That is where your luck wins or loses. Every contestant that bids one dollar more has no clue what the price is and thinks it is lower than higher bids but has no clue how much lower. So... they stick it to the person bidding ahead of them by bumping them completely out of bidding by bidding one dollar over them. They should be committed to having to make a fair guess just like everyone else that actually gives a real dollar amount. If they really believe the prize is one dollar over the person already betting, then tough for them. That is the way the cards fell for them and they should not have the right to screw somebody who has already bid. This is blatantly unfair, no matter how many discussions you think you have won. As for going against the spirit of the game, how many times have you heard Drew, rightfully make comments to people who have one that way that it was a catty thing to do?! I hear him all the time make comments about it. He is just very subtle so most people don't catch it. Drew is rightfully the correct successor for Bob Barker. He does a great job on the show. It is about time that people have do display some morals when bidding.
    Reply: Posted by TPIRLover on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 2:47 PM
    Suppose there is an item that is worth $999 and the contestant knows it's $999 however the contestant before has bid $998. Why should the contestant be prevented from bidding what he knows is the correct price?
    Reply: Posted by Octavarium64 on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM
    Your suggestion would make it fairer for the contestant bidding $1,480 on a $1,500 prize, but would make it equally as unfair for a contestant who knows the price is $1,500 but now can't bid it. This has been discussed in several threads before, and I've won every one of them.
    Reply: Posted by Uncle_Nannie2.0 on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 10:59 AM
    That my friend would be a terrible idea, goes against the spirit of the game. What you say? The price is RIGHT, not the price is closer. Each contestant has already won when they come on down. Anything more is a plus. If you get a chance to come on down, go for the 500$ exact retail price bonus.
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