eBay: "Tests to Make Bidding Faster and More Fun"

[mandy]

***Tests to Make Bidding Faster and More Fun*** 

Hi everyone...This is Subha again with eBay's Buyer Experience team. Buyers, take note! We're planning a couple of changes to bidding that we think will make it even faster – and more fun – to win the item that you want.

About 2% of members, selected at random, will see one of the tests described below:

1-Click Bidding
Back in July, I described 1-Click Bidding on the Chatter Blog. During the last 15 minutes of an auction, you'll see a small window with some key information, such as time left in the auction, current high bid, and most importantly, your status. This information will update every 3 seconds during the last 2 minutes of the listing.

What's more - if you are already a bidder on the listing, you can place a new bid from this window with a single click! If you are involved in a competitive auction, you know that as the clock winds down every second counts. Now there are no extra steps, like review and confirm your bid, to slow you down.

New bidding box on item page
We're saving you one more click – this time on the item page. Instead of having you click the Place Bid button to get into the bidding process, we're including a new field at the top of the page where you can type your bid amount directly and submit (just like you can currently do at the bottom of the page).

These tests are expected to last about a month. We'll keep you posted on our results, so stay tuned.