This started out as a fun proof-of-concept because all of the other ebay snipers either weren't free or placed your bid with ridiculous time windows (~1 min).

This started out as a fun proof-of-concept because all of the other ebay snipers either weren't free or placed your bid with ridiculous time windows (~1 min). I think the major hurdle is going to be getting people to feel comfortable handing over their Ebay username and password so the system can place the bid on their behalf, any suggestions on that part are welcome.