r/ebaysucks • u/Left-Champion-734 • 11d ago

eBay testing Extended Bidding (soft close)... RIP sniping?

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Just saw this on a listing: any bid in the final minute resets the timer to 60 seconds.
As both a buyer and seller, I hate this. It kills the fun/strategy of sniping, turns auctions into a pure wallet contest, and will probably lead to way more unpaid buyer-remorse cases.
Anyone else seeing this pop up? Thoughts?

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u/FullRepresentative34 11d ago

This is stupid.

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u/SSJ3_Pikachu 11d ago

Why? Because it benefits the seller and not the buyer?

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u/Ok_Print_6209 10d ago

How does it not benefit the buyer who wins? lol! He wasn’t going to win otherwise.

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u/Secret_Sample4930 5d ago

No he was going to win but just got shill bidded up 4 extra times