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

[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.