eBay goes mobile in the UK

Don’t you just hate it when you have to run out for that hot date and leave your eBay bid on that unlocked mobile phone unattended? Those few hours spent trying to get in good with the opposite sex can really leave your bid open to a last minute snipe-attack.

Well, eBay UK feels your pain. With the launch of their new mobile bidding service, users can respond via SMS text message to “outbid” alerts, delivered to your mobile phone. The service will be offered as an option whenever a bid is placed, and will cost 12 pence plus VAT per message.

So, the next time you find yourself chatting it up with a hottie, you can keep an eye on your eBay auction – and play it off like you’re SMS texting your huge network of friends, you gadget-loving-social-butterfly, you.

[Via: MocoNews]