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 imtringued on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:56AM (#46720016)

According to you, a bidder should always be willing to extend the bid to infinity since each increment is only one cent more.

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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by mort96 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @10:13AM (#46720278)

No, I am willing to pay $0.01 more but not infinity more, there's a difference

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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by chrisoverzero on Thursday January 22, 2026 @11:13AM (#46721225)

"I made my max bid $500.00, but I'd have paid $500.01!"

"I made my max bid $500.01, but I'd have paid $500.02!"

"I made my max bid $500.02, but I'd have paid $500.03!"

…where does this process end?

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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by pessimizer on Thursday January 22, 2026 @11:32AM (#46721508)

The way you've put it, always exactly 1¢ above your max bid.

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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by mort96 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @12:20PM (#46722178)

I can't give you a precise number, but it's somewhere above $0 and below $∞

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