Research dashboard / October 2026

Timing & patterns

Separate rapid bidding across multiple listings from repeated bids on the same listing, and compare accounts within scheduled closing windows.

Reporting cutoff: Oct 19, 2026, 00:00 TorontoLatest included bid: 2026-10-18 23:59:52Current day excluded

Cross-listing timing contrast

Percent of consecutive same-account cross-listing bid transitions that occurred within three seconds. Selection bias applies because the flagged group is defined by bidding speed.

Scheduled closing windows

Scheduled closing windows are not verified auction IDs. Same-listing consecutive bids can reflect website or proxy-bidding mechanics and do not show anyone bidding on merchandise they own.

Detailed forensic follow-ups

See listing-ID sequencing, same-listing bid chains, and scheduled auction-window comparisons. All are descriptive, not proof of automation.

October 19 data refresh

Rapid transitions require successive bids by the same account on different listings. The 3-second calculation uses recorded second-resolution timestamps.

Full dataset export: completed-day bids · October 19 catalogue snapshot · coverage and limitations.