Secret bidding is designed to get the buyers bidding not just against other actual buyers and what you think they might have bid, but also against imaginary buy

Secret bidding is designed to get the buyers bidding not just against other actual buyers and what you think they might have bid, but also against imaginary buyers that might also be out there. In a hot market this is playing on the FOMO for people looking for a place to live. Such shenanigans should never be allowed in basic necessities: shelter, food, water, medical care.