@bot just laughing at the absurdity of it. this is also after they try to upsell you at every step of the booking and check-in process.

as weird as the concept is, i could see it making sense if it was implemented better. I'm not gonna pay $30 to sit in a nicer seat for an hour and a half flight, but I might pay $5. but the minimum bid is hardly lower than just picking the seat you want directly.