New Ebay Security Rules and Number of Bids

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by frankh8147

Out of interest I just placed 5 bids on the same item (progressively higher on each one) and it let me do it...not sure what's going on with your Ebay.

Was it within 30 minutes of the end of the auction? I think the concern was continually topping bids near the end of an auction. This would be a problem with those set-break auctions where people end each card a minute after each other.

[thecatspajamas]

What sniping service was this? I have never heard of such a thing, and framed in that manner, limiting bids to no more than 4 in 30 minutes makes absolutely no sense. Even if 4 different items. Many sellers (including myself) stagger out large groups of auction lots at 1 per minute (or even more rapidly), and to suggest bidders should only be allowed to bid at a rate of 1 item per 7-1/2 minutes is ludicrous.

Not saying ebay is above doing something ludicrous, but I simply don't believe this and think there was a mistake made somewhere or something was lost in the translation.