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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]
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
