Ebay

[scoobydooby]

Just recently, I've put in an early maximum bid on Ebay and then watched activity at the last minute (refreshing page) to find out what's happening. I've then gone in and entered a higher bid than my original max (as advised by Ebay "You could still be outbid - enter a higher bid") - just to be on the safe side, as others are clearly doing the same as me. However, when I find I've 'won' the item, my final bid was the highest but my previous maximum bid was in second place! Hence, I've had to pay the revised amount. Doesn't Ebay recognise that you're the same bidder and simply 'up' your original maximum? I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, it was only pence but what if it were a larger item such as a car and the bids had to be made at increases for several pounds or more each time?

[choc-cookie]

best advice is to use a proxy bid system such as bidnapper.com. Set a maximum amountd ays before end of auction and keep to it!. Watch the item in My Ebay Watching and you should find that your bid is placed seconds before the end of auction. On no account bid over what you are prepared to pay. Good Luck

[Siamsal]

Ebay does note and will display all your bids. No matter how many you place, only the minimum amount required to win will win (if you see what I mean!).

No, it doesn't increase your previous bid, it adds a new maximum bid amount.

Admittedly I'm a bit confused over how you've described this specific case but do you mean that both yuo two highest bids were above any other? And that the winning amount was the full amount of your highest bid?

[treacle-tart]

Hi Choc

I think you will find it means that someone bid over the second place amount but because you had used the Max Bid facility with a higher figure your increased bid went through automatically. Sometimes it can appear, when you view bids, that you have outbid yourself 4 or 5 times! but you haven't.

Bekki xx

[joko]

it classes your second bid as exactly that - another bid, and the price rises by the next allotted amount

you must choose your max bid and enter it correctly in the first place - you can always be outbid so enter the absolute max that you are prepared to pay at the start