said by fiberguy :

You know what's funny, kind of off to the side... eBay has been adding many new features except for one that I know is a good one - and would/could actually benefit them.

They could stop sniping easily by extending the end of the auction by 2 minutes if the last bud came in with in 60 seconds of the auction closing... but they don't.

With all the new "buy it now" or "make an offer" and other features they are adding, they've refused to add that one - which, of all things, is how a typical auction actually works.

One reason - it encourages bidders to bid higher earlier which gives them more fees.

Again, I know it's a little off subject, but it does kind of lend to how eBay really IS involved in the auction process even though they say they aren't.