Yeah but when someone bids 10 million and u haven't got 10 million what are u supposed to do about it? It only seems to benefit those who have made more cash faster than u. Moreover, its worse when u are competing against other cities around u and u just want to catch up so u can get to the same position as them. And when auctions lasts another 5 seconds, when the auction is refreshing the information, someone cuts in and u don't have any time to put another bid on.