Originally Posted by
Std Deviation
I've gotten a request sent within one second of coming out of the waiting room on first come first served and someone else has gotten it. Chances of someone being online at that time and requesting that trip within one second of me doing the same? PowerBall anyone?
You'd be surprised. Coming out of the waiting room is like lions charging towards meat.
Things like your ISP ping, browser configuration, make a difference of a few seconds and that's all that's required for someone to beat you.
I don't think there are bots being used like we used to see. But we do have lots of guys sitting in crashpads pressing 'refresh' all the time with nothing better to do in their lives. The big bid statuses like JFK 320 are the hardest to pick up good trips. So many eyeballs watching that opentime pot.