I think I've read here that AS checks auctions for outbids about once a day up until the last couple of days of the auction, then maybe twice a day until the end. So if the 6.00 bid came in shortly before the end, AS might not have known about it in time to let you know.
Not the most convenient system for us, but 1) you already bid your "true max" anyway, right? and 2) personally I prefer they save their processing power for placing snipes, rather than automaticaly updating auction data that I might not see.
quote: The rule is: to be accepted your bid MUST be AT LEAST one bid increment above the CURRENT winning bid.
Ebay tries to award the winning bid at 1 bid increment above the second largest bid. Failing that, Ebay awards the win to the HIGHEST max bid, even if it is only higher by one penny! As long as your bid meets the requirement that it is at least one bid increment above the CURRENT WINNING BID, it will be accepted
quote:Originally posted by luedsthegreat: I never evewn thought of the bid increment as I have won by 1c more than once.
That's because your winning bid wasn't your FIRST bid placed, but was the top of your proxy.
example: Starting bid is 5.00, you bid 6.00, so you're winning for $5.00. Then I bid 6.01. Ebay accepts my bid because the current "minimum bid" is $5.50, then it raises our proxies, alternating between us, until both are used up. Your bid will hit 6.00 and be used up, but my bid still has a penny left, so I win.
and 2) personally I prefer they save their processing power for placing snipes, rather than automaticaly updating auction data that I might not see.
(untested territory!)
