That's a feature, not a bug.

Oh, absolutely. I am not faulting eBay's procedures in any way.

I was just pointing out to TigerJimmy that it really is closer to being a blind auction than a "going going gone" type of auction.

I agree completely with everything you said, and only offer my "anti-sniping" suggestion as the simplest method to implement it should anybody at eBay be so inclined to do it. I would not be in favor of their doing so.

tanstaafl.