Quote from: pickdropper on July 26, 2023, 06:59:23 AM
It can do that without a sniping program. I tend to put in last minute bids with my max dollar so I don't keep going back and upping my offer in an attempt to win. eBay will automatically rebid on my behalf until I hit that max or win. It can easily generate 17 bids in 20 seconds if there is one other person bidding. It's just the way eBay's software works. FWIW, I've never used a sniping program.
As far as I remember, eBay's "max bid" software does not wait until the closing seconds to out-bid someone. For example, lets say someone places a max bid of $100 on an item and they are the current high bidder at $65. When another bidder bids or sets their own max bid of $90, the eBay model will run up and out-bid in favor of the original $100 bidder (like up to $91) to maintain their stance as the current high bidder. It does this immediately. It does not wait until the last seconds of an auction and does not let the second bidder get into the "highest bidder" position until the closing seconds and THEN start to outbid. Sniping programs do this.