Terry

I have a cable modem, like you.
If I put a bid in the last 10 seconds it is usually the maximum amount I "think" I want to spend on that chip. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. When I lose, I mumble to myself, wife or kids that someone had more money or less brains than I did.

I don't see how it is any different than a program going in and putting in the same bid for me.

Is it any different?

I type in $100 max bid with 5 seconds left or the program puts in $100 with 5 seconds to go. If someone else wants the chip for $105, they will beat me with or without the program if they put the bid in before it closes.

I don't sell enough to worry about who is winning my auctions and by how much.

Scott