Penny Auction Observer can record penny auctions taking place on penny auction websites.

How the F do you use this thing?

ruby bin/pa_auction_bot.rb -- help


What the F does it do?

I "observes" a live penny auction, and executes blocks of ruby code at the key events.
The blocks of ruby code are stored in interchangeable hook files.
The key events are:
- Monitoring a new auction
- New bids occur on a live auction
- A timer threshold is reached
- The auction ends


What the F is it useful for?

- Creating logs of penny auctions
- Creating bots which can bid on penny auctions (not recommended by the authors of this tool)
- Doing research on penny auctions


Why the F did you make it?

Penny auctions are an interesting thing.
In my opinion they exploit weaknesses in the human psyche, much the same way gambling does.
I wanted to collect data and study this phenomenon, strictly for my own fun.