> Now, I wonder how long it will take for auction systems to start suggesting this type of bid and ruining the strategy so we need to find another strategy...

> Now, I wonder how long it will take for auction systems to start suggesting this type of bid and ruining the strategy so we need to find another strategy... To be honest, the immediate issue that is already there in this very moment is that more and more people no longer sell their stuff as regular auctions on ebay, but as completely overpriced fixed-priced offers. This is the main distinguishing factor for me between using ebay ten years ago and now. If everyone starts doing that, the best bidding strategies become useless.