[Cupid]

I think you're correct j62Prablem.

The current implementation of Contingency bidding isn't used much because it isn't actually useful for many scenarios... and that has caused Mario to regret having put the effort that he did into implementing it.

I'm sure normal grouping, where you wish to only win one item and exclude all the rest, after the first is won, is used much more... and that's because it's always useful for that scenario.

An implementation that is useful in more scenarios is still something that I'd use on a regular (now probably monthly) basis... but contingency bidding is something I use perhaps once every few years. It's also hardly ever something I can recommend here, because for most users their requirement doesn't fit, past the first couple of items that they are interested in.

As it is now I find myself updating (increasing) bidding amounts on already scheduled bids on a regular basis, because of this... but I can only do that when sellers have their auctions spaced enough apart that I can get in and do it before they complete, and I'm around to notice that I've actually won something... an automated solution would be much more convenient and much less stressful when auctions are scheduled by sellers within just a few minutes of each other, which is, of course, quite common.