I'm new and having a bidding question

If the auction has not ended yet, AS did NOT bid for you yet. You can verify that by going to the auction at eBay. Click on the number of bids, and eBay will show you who has bid and when. AS bids only near the very end of the auction and will bid only once. That's why its important to enter your true real absolute max you are willing to pay. The ready on your my snipes page just means your bid is ready to be placed. Clicking on ready does nothing.

You'll find AS isn't very good at updating the prices. You'll have to click the 'update prices' button manually to be sure they are current.

I realize the auction hasn't ended yet, but if you care to share an auction number, we'll have a look. (I probably don't want it anyway )

... and WELCOME to the forum!

p.s. you should also >Click Here< to learn about 'proxy bidding' at eBay. AS sends your max amount, and it's eBay that does the proxy thing and uses only enough of your max to stay in the lead.

Item # is 3495071425....thanks. Also, do I have to be present (on the ebay site) at teh end to prompt the bid or will AS do it automatically? (I really want this item and if I have to be on the auction page to win, I will).

There have been 3 bids placed by two different bidders, current price is $6.00. Bidders so far are: mytwosons8791 and emmastwo. (was that a manual bid by you?)

You will notice mytwosons has bid twice. This is what AS is all about... bidding in the closing seconds of the auction won't give someone else time to respond to your bid. By the time they realize they have been outbid, it's to late.

Your bid will be placed automatically. If you want to watch at the end at eBay you may, but you do not have to be signed on at your computer. That's why you had to give AS your eBay id and password. They will sign on and bid for you.

The hardest part of using AS is entering your max and trusting AS to do its thing. If your $7 doesn't win, will you wish you had bid more? If the answer is yes, you need to edit your snipe and raise your max. Also it is often helpfull to enter an odd amount like 7.16 instead of 7.00. Many bid in even amounts and those extra few cents may make the differance.