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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Jay Miller
I thought I understood how bidding works but I guess I don't understand completely. I was bidding on an item with a $20 opening bid and I threw in an up to bid of $37. I was the only bid. Someone came in later and bid several times with his/her last bid being exactly $37. Since I was the first bidder I was obviously still high on the item. He/she did not bid beyond this level (not a shill--he/she had bought similar items). I them placed a bid above $37. Even though I was high bidder on the lot at the time I placed this second bid, Ebay bumped my $37 bid to $38. I thought if you were high bidder on an item and bid again it would not increase the current high bid, just increase your up to amount. Obviously I was wrong. Any thoughts? |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Hal Lewis
I guess it makes some sense. |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Peter Thomas
that's how they have it programed with a little extra juice. They get you for whatever the bidding increment is $1, $5, $10, $25 etc. Now lets talk about something important Sox/Yanks, down here in Fl. I won't be able to help with any of Roger's tickets this year. It would be nice to see him against one of his old teams, but Cards look very tough - Peter |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: hankron
I'm no eBay bidding expert, but I would have thought eBay would have not accepted a $37 bid on a item that already had that bid. It would have told the bidder that he would have to raise the bid for it to be accepted. |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: john/z28jd
This also brings up another point.Ebay now shows what people have bid on stuff and in some cases gives away what the high bidder has bid. |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: john/z28jd
David if you bid the same amount as someone previous it tells you,sorry youve been outbid and the current bid price is still the amount you bid.It also tells you,without actually saying it, that the next bid will make you the high bidder |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Jay Miller
Hal--I understand your point but, if the system was working properly (my definition), then you couldn't top yourself which is effectively what I was unknowingly doing. |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: nickinvegas
Jay, |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Paul
This is in ebay's rules somewhere. If your bid is higher than the underbidder by less than the minimum increment, and you place another bid, you will be bumped up so that the difference is exactly the minimum. So, if you bid $11.10, someone else bids $11.00, and then you increase your own bid, your bid will be "revised" to $12.10 (or $11.60 or whatever the minimum increment is). Your case proves that this rule applies even when the distance between you and the next bidder is zero. |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Rob L
Also depends on when you bid on the item again. There is a point at which the bid by the high bidder will increase if they rebid again. This is usually within the last couple of hours of bidding. |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Peter Thomas
I think the 165 is today's game with Shilling pitching |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Mike
Today is -145, and the SOX are -150 for the series vs NY. Schilling is far and away the best pitcher left in the playoffs vs Mussina has shown flashes of great pitching, but at other times has been battered. Schill has proven he'll hold up in post season play. Tomorrow you've got Pedro vs J Leiber which should be another win for the SOX. Even if the other starters falter in between, the SOX 2 studs should be able to take 4 games from Yankee Nation. As usual it is the Red Sox I am talking about. They have proven time and time again that they can find a way to lose regardless of the situation. I'll be pulling for the Sox, but I wouldn't put any of my hard earned cash on them! |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: Julie Vognar
eBay $655.55 $660.55 $655.55 |
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Ebay Bidding Question
Posted By: dan mckee
This has always happened with ebay, it bumps you to the next increment even if you are high bidder. If I bid $16.01 and the high bid was $16, I am winning at $16.01, then I add to it with a $20 max, the bid then jumps to $16.51. Ebay penalizes you for the ceiling bid. TYPICAL, ebay cares about money, not its customers. |
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