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Old 12-02-2007, 02:20 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
No, if you see several bids in a row from the same person it's eBay's "auto-bidding" process at work. You say "I'm willing to pay a maximum of $x" and the system automatically places bids for you if someone else places a bid which is above your current bid but below your maximum.

The system won't let you place another bid if you're already the maximum bidder.
I've never had a serious problem buying and selling on eBay over the past 9 years, but now I'm convinced that it has its fair share of careless people/scammers when it comes to hot items.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170174942903

Yes... I'll give you a $20 bill if you pay me $50.
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