WHY DO I KEEP LOSING ALTHOUGH AM SHOWING AN HIGHER BID? I BID 2.99 FOR AN ITEM BUT LOST TO £2.00 SAYING MY BID NOT HIGH ENOUGH. IS BIDDING ON AUCTIONSNIPER IN £'S OR US$ - IS THAT WHY I LOST?
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Something's happened to the way eBay used to treat bids. Used to be that if you bid 3.00 and the auction was in GB£ eBay would treat your bid as three pounds, not three dollars. But you're the second sniper in two days to complain that eBay's telling you your bid is insufficient. Please note that this is not AS's fault. My advice to you is the same as to the last sniper: set up your bids according to the dollar equivalent amout eBay shows in red under the GB£ amount. For example, if the bid amount stands at £2.00 you'd better set your bid at $3.00 (roughly 1.5 X GB£) in order for eBay to recognize it.
I'm going to report this to Adam Roth so he can look into it. He can't change eBay policy but he can adjust AS to compensate for it.
I'm going to report this to Adam Roth so he can look into it. He can't change eBay policy but he can adjust AS to compensate for it.
Seems if you are a UK ebayer the safest way to use AS is bid with dollars. I lost a couple of auctions assuming that A.S. would bid in the currency of the auction but it seems to prefer dollars.
Peter (Ostard)
Peter (Ostard)
funnkey monkey - it is possible that your bid was too low because 2.99 was below the next increment from 2.00. If the next permitted bid was 3.00 your snipe comes up as too low despite being higher than the current winning bid.
I agree with Steve that something needs to be looked at re UK/US bidding. There appear to have been a number of posts on this issue over the last few days. The system should work that your snipe amount is placed in the same currency that the auction is listed. Whether the problems are just snipers' confusion or technical hiccups only time will tell.
I agree with Steve that something needs to be looked at re UK/US bidding. There appear to have been a number of posts on this issue over the last few days. The system should work that your snipe amount is placed in the same currency that the auction is listed. Whether the problems are just snipers' confusion or technical hiccups only time will tell.