Legality and Acceptance By Auction Sites
While auction sniping is frowned upon by some people, it may not always break the rules established by the auction site. For example it is permitted by eBay. eBay Germany banned automated sniping services in 2002, but the ban was declared illegal by Berlin's County Court, and revoked.
A few other auction sites (such as iGavel, the New Zealand auction site TradeMe, and the real estate auction site Bid on the City) automatically extend the bid deadline by a few minutes if a bid is placed in the last moments of the auction, to give other buyers time to react. Another way to prevent sniping is to end the auction at a random time (e.g., at any instant within a one-hour interval).
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