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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba
Yeah and it's annoying as fuck for the people who are trying to buy stuff without breaking the rules.
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What rules does it break? If you get outbid at the last moment and would have paid more, then you didn't really put in your maximum bid now did you? Next you will say calculators break the slide rules... Push button phones are an unfair advantage at winning radio contests? Speed Dial is right out... OK, those are probably before most everyone's time.
If you want to win a real auction, you have to be the last bidder. To win an timed auction, only have to have the highest bid submitted any time before the deadline. It is your choice as to when you bid. If you choose to play your hand early, all the better for me.
There are auctions that extend by 5-10 minutes when new high bids are made at the end, but those are not very common.