eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agreement Update

Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by pks016 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:32PM (#46713207)

I have lost most of my bids to bots. Bots will literally bit at hh:59:59. The ceiling value doesn't work unless you bid way above the asking price.

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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by ycombinatrix on Thursday January 22, 2026 @04:49AM (#46717132)

Are you sure the winner didn't just have a higher max bid than yours?

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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by pks016 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @03:35PM (#46724804)

Maybe but highly unlikely. I was winning till like hh:59:30 but suddenly the winning bid was like 30 dollars more than my bid

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