Reinvention prototype · variant A of 3 · The One Seat · Pool 2 idea 2

The One Seat — The Seat

One, and nothing about anybody else. The clean test of whether “one” carries the offer by itself. No announced opening time anywhere in this set — that is the one thing separating idea 2 from the Seat Release set, so this flow has five states, not six. Same journey, prices and one seat in all three variants. Both outcomes are reachable.

13:50
London King’s Cross Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep · 1 adult · Advance Single, Standard
06:0010:18
4h 18m
LNER
07:1211:32
4h 20m
LNER
The One Seat
One First Class seat on this service
08:0012:20
4h 20m
LNER
09:0013:22
4h 22m
LNER
No upgrades left · Standard seats available
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
Advance Single, StandardValid only on the 07:12
The One Seat

There is one First Class seat on the 07:12.

One seat, one winner. Not eight, not “limited availability”. One.

Set your max bidYou can change or cancel it any time while bidding is open.
£38
Your bid£38.00
Platform fee£3.00
Charged only if you win£41.00
One First Class seat on this service. One seat, one winner.
Only people travelling on the 07:12 can bid. Your Advance Single is your way in.
Bidding is open now and closes before the train leaves. We’ll tell you either way.
Nothing is charged unless you win. £38 bid + £3 fee = £41.
Max bid of £38 in
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
Advance Single, StandardValid only on the 07:12
Your bid is in

£38 for the one seat.

There is one seat and you have a bid on it. We’ll tell you before the train leaves.

We’ll let you know before the train leaves, win or not. You can raise your bid until bidding closes.
The seat is yours
Your ticket for the 07:12 to Edinburgh has been updated.
06:41
One of one

You got the seat.

There was one First Class seat on the 07:12 this morning, and it is yours at £38.

King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
First ClassUpgraded from Advance Single, Standard
Winning bid£38.00
Platform fee£3.00
Charged to •••• 4242£41.00
Bidding has closed
The one seat went to a higher bid. Your max was £38.
06:41
One of one

You didn’t get it.

There was one seat and it went at £52. One seat means most people don’t get it, and that is what makes it worth having.

You haven’t been charged. Nothing left your card.
Your Advance Single is valid only on the 07:12, so we’re not going to offer you a different train. Your seat in Standard is unchanged.
Not built in this prototype