eBay is pissing me off

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

Can someone explain this to me:

Someone just bid THREE TIMES IN ONE SECOND to *$@ me on an item...and to drive the price up an insane amount on another, but at least I still won that one...same asshole too....seriously how is this even technologically/humanly possible?

[ani]

They set their bid before. Example:

They put their bid so that the most they pay is $20. You put 15, goes to 16, you put 17, goes to 18, you put 19, goes to 20.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

I dunno, that doesn't seem to add up...

Here's what happened....I got screwed at the LAST second on two auctions, I go to my third...

I'd bid 20 and was the only bidder

I bump it up to 30 just to make sure

Then at "17:55:56", they bid 20.50. Then, at the same time, they bid twice more to bring it to 31. I just barely get in at the EXACT time the auction ends (17:56:03) with 32 to win. Just seems fishy, ya know?

[Triple Kelly]

Jan 7, 2010 21:14:33 GMT -5 ani said:

They set their bid before. Example:

They put their bid so that the most they pay is $20. You put 15, goes to 16, you put 17, goes to 18, you put 19, goes to 20.

Yeah, it automatically keeps bidding for you up to your max bid. Boy does it piss me off when I'm trying to win an item.

[G✇JI☈A]

It can be annoying.

But it's also handy if there is something you want but you don't want to pay more then a certain amount for it. Just put in your maximum bid once and then leave it.

Also handy if the thing's auction time ends when you can not be near the internet. (work, meals, on the s****er).


And when something like that comes up for me I never put in amount ending in a 0 or a 5. I usually put in a amount like $24.16. Hey if I want something I am going to make it just that little bit more difficult for rival buyers now ...... So take that tip to the bank.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

I guess I just assumed no one else would want Godzilla's Revenge lobby photos.

....I don't even know why I want them....

[Ultimo Chocula]

Jan 7, 2010 22:31:03 GMT -5 Johnny Danger (Godz) said:

I guess I just assumed no one else would want Godzilla's Revenge lobby photos.

....I don't even know why I want them....

So YOU"RE the guy!!!!!

[VenomFang]

Screw bidding on Ebay, I only use the "Buy now" option.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

Jan 8, 2010 8:06:33 GMT -5 VenomFang said:

Screw bidding on Ebay, I only use the "Buy now" option.

I prefer it too, but it wasn't offered here.

[Stephanie McMahon Fan]

That's called smart bidding.

Like second poster (if i'm not wrong) said, if the current bid is $20, and then if you bid $30, it will show $20.

SO, everytime someone else bids, you somehow overbids them until it reaches $30.

[Magnus the Magnificent]

They are using an EBay Sniper (if those things still exist).
Basically, it's an Internet tool/service/robot that bids at the last second.
Unfair? Yes, but not illegal that I know. Just google for it and use it yourself.

[Deleted]

[quote author=magnificent board=offtopic thread=250363 pjavascript:add("","")ost=5469377 time=1262969743]They are using an EBay Sniper (if those things still exist).
Basically, it's an Internet tool/service/robot that bids at the last second.
Unfair? Yes, but not illegal that I know. Just google for it and use it yourself.[/quote]

No they aren't

As others have stated, on ebay you enter a maximum bid and if someone beats you're starting bid then ebay automatically increases your bid until other bidders give up or put in a higher maximum bid

Not unfair at all since ebay put it in themselves and as others have stated quite handy

[Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan]

All's fair in love, war, and Ebay.

[Natalya's Ass Fanboy]

I've purposely jacked up the prices on items where I knew others were using the auto-bid feature. Risky yes, but quite satisfying.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

There's an auto bid feature? I'm more confused than ever.....lol