Got outbid by $1 in the last 2 seconds, I had a hidden high max bid2! How? (LINK)

If your max bid was 88.78, then:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-increments.html

Yeah, I know but I was the high bider. You cant place a max bid unless your the high bidder. How you outbid me by $1 in 2 seconds. He would have to be phychic because my hidden max bid is more than $20.


Lets say this, someone else is winning at $167 on a pair of shoes. I have auto sniping set at $212 in the last 5 seconds. Does my snip keep biding an increment above his or does it bid $212 and thats it? I dont want to pay $40 more if I could beat him by $5 myself. $212 is what I would be willing to pay if it got to that point. Explain how it exactly bids. Thanks

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Does my snip keep biding an increment above his

No.

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or does it bid $212 and thats it?

Yes.

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I dont want to pay $40 more if I could beat him by $5 myself.

Ebay's bidding increment and proxy bidding determines if and how much you'll win by.

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How you outbid me by $1 in 2 seconds. He would have to be phychic because my hidden max bid is more than $20.

Answer that though. He only made one bid to get to that, you can count how many bids.

anthony_watt US $89.78
Jul-01-08 13:38:38 PDT

jslucky200 US $88.78
Jul-01-08 13:38:15 PDT

jslucky200 US $87.78
Jul-01-08 13:37:34 PDT

jslucky200 US $66.65
Jul-01-08 13:37:22 PDT

I got high bid at 66.65 then the two others were just me highering my max bid. With 2 second left, he bid exactly 89.78

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Answer that though.

Ebay's bidding system. His bid may have been $1,000, but he only needed to beat you by $1 (the increment amount in the above link).

(OK, but can I bid and still have my snip bid set in place just in case???)

Thanks for answering my first q, I get I get. I just won some shoes. Answer my second one bout the sniper.

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(OK, but can I bid and still have my snip bid set in place just in case???)

Yes. >> http://www.auctionsniper.com/faqbasics.aspx#basics15