Reply to "bid timing"

steveExpertSniper

"Question: Who gets the item?"?

You do. Any portion of your $125 bid that is not needed to top the next highest bid by one bid increment is held in reserve ("proxy") for you by eBay, to be applied in case of other bids up to the maximum you bid. The bid increment at $100 goes to $2.50 so your $125 bid is higher than the $120 bid by not just one, but two increments. Assuming that's the way the auction ends, your final and winning bid would be shown as $122.50. There would be no indication of how high your maximum bid actually was.

Always remember: it's not who makes the last bid, it's who bids the highest amount subject to the increment rules. Your $120 bidding rival would have had to bid at least $127.50 to beat you.

8/7/034:05 PM

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