bidding

[djb56qld]

What is this last few seconds bidding thing - whaat's the technology? How the **bleep** is one supposed t

[wargul]

Why are you asking the same question twice?  It's called sniping - generally it is bidding once, late in the auction, at the maximum you are prepared to pay.  It has a few advantages: it is a good defence against shill bidding and prevents one getting engaged in a bidding war.  You can do it live or use a third party programme to place bids on your behalf.  

[lyndal1838]

You are referring to snipe bidding.  Most experienced ebayers bid in the last few minutes of an auction.

There are programs that will place the bids for you but a lot of us do it manually.

[putney32]

not technology, just $$

bidder with the highest bid wins, irrespective of WHEN they bid

[thecatspjs]

Have to say that the best thing about the phone app is my ability to bid with 2 seconds to go, to avoid a bidding war if needs be.

Just can't risk it leaving it to the last on my computer, the internet & ebay = glitchy.