[Avodah] Internet Auction

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:06:06PM -0400, jew at when.com wrote:
: 1) Regarding a timed internet auction, is it mutar to wait until the
: last minuet to outbid a competitive buyer?

I'm just as confused as the others about what the problem could be.
(Also, it would seem a good time to reintroduce yourself, as none of us
can recall your name.)

: 2) Is it hashkafically mutar? 

This question is difficult regardless of the topic. If halakhah forbids
something, there is an objective answer or range of objective answers to
"is it mutar?"

But once one gets into the question of whether it's "hashkafically
mutar", one is really asking about lifnim mishuras hadin. And that
really depends on where the person is holding, what battles with his
yeitzer he is capable of winning, which ones are worth fighting at this
point, etc...

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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