quote:Originally posted by debo:
I have a question about increments. If a current bid is $50.00 will AS bid just enought to win or does my max bid get put in?
If AS were to bid only the next increment, the odds are more likely that you would lose, for the simple fact that you do not know what the high bidder's max is, and the odds are that the high bidder has bid more, possibly much more, than what you see listed.
There is a tendency, particularly among newbies, to look at the current high bid as the high bidder's max. No, no, no--one has no way of knowing the high bidder's max until that person is outbid. That is why it is important to always bid your max when sniping--you will only get one shot, so make it count. Hopefully, you will get the item for far less than your max, but since you don't know what the other bidder's max is, go for yours in full.