People from all over the world, in each of its 40 time zones, use eBay. What you propose would be madness. Anyhow, even live auctions wrap it up at a certain point, not waiting endlessly to see if someone else might bid. If they did, they'd never get through all the lots.
eBay uses a version of the "sealed bid" auction -- so it does not matter when a bid is placed, early or late. No one has to hang around his computer to bid. No one has to nibble bid, or bid reactively.
Decide on the maximum you will pay for something, including any shipping and handling charges, and bid that amount whenever you like. If yours is the highest bid, you win. If not, someone wanted it more than you did.
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