eBay Proxy Bid with Auction Snipe max bid question

sh7691,

Yes.

Good luck!! Hope you win!

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I have an eBay proxy bid which is lower than the max I can pay.

Why?

R2

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I have an eBay proxy bid which is lower than the max I can pay.

Why?

I sometimes do that to 'test the water' in the market for a particular item which may have 4 or 5 auctions worldwide. I'll put a low bid on to see if I can get other bidders to come out of the woodwork and protect the item they want by bidding higher, or conversely note that no-one is bidding on that item.

Of course, you can't tell if there are snipers! Debatable how useful this technique is (I suspect not very if you have discovered sniping) but I have felt in the past that I have discovered information about competitors for that item (i.e. what they're interested in and what they're willing to pay).

I want make sure I get this right:

I can place a bid on ebay, and place a higher bid on AS. The AS bid will be placed, but will not "compete" against my original bid. (I won't raise the bid against myself)

I understand that if I win with either bid I pay the AS fee.

rweatherly - you're correct on everything in your post.