Ebay - Got nabbed at the finish line by someone who bid 7 times in 5 seconds

[scooter729]

Sounds like someone just kept hitting the "1-click bid" functionality. Probably the only way that would be possible with that bidding pattern.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Sounds like someone just kept hitting the "1-click bid" functionality. Probably the only way that would be possible with that bidding pattern.

Different bid increments though, so that wouldn't be the case.

[frankbmd]

The bidder has Parkinson's Disease.

[itjclarke]

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=221390718704

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Different bid increments though, so that wouldn't be the case.

That most certainly WOULD be the case. Here is how it works. You hit one click bidding, for let's say $41. Ebay bids automatically for the previous bidder who had a higher bid. Therefore, the previous bidder is at $42 now. That would make the new one click bid show at $43, which the one click bidder say "OK", and hit the button again. Ebay now puts the previous bidder at the $44 increment. When you see the bidding pattern, and the quickness, it is easy to see that is exactly what happened. I have done one click bidding before. I like it, when I have spontaneous interest in a card, and want to try to win it right now.

The beauty of one click bidding, is that you don't have to enter numbers in if you don't want to - you can just keep clicking the button and going with Ebay's next bid increment.

[Centauri]

Really, it was my fault for putting in my bid too soon. My bid should have been a 2 or 3 seconds left, but I bid it with 7 seconds to go. Too much time - his last click - the one that took down the auction - was with the clock showing 1.

Oh well, good for him!

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Centauri

Really, it was my fault for putting in my bid too soon. My bid should have been a 2 or 3 seconds left, but I bid it with 7 seconds to go.

Your bid actually registered with 16 seconds to go...

And his first bid after that was 5 seconds later, so IF you had bid with 2 or 3 seconds to go, you probably would have won for $36.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

That most certainly WOULD be the case.

I know how it works. Looking at the bid history now, I can see that you are right. The bids that were given previously (before the link to the auction) were different increments though.

So yeah, one-click bidding in effect.