Multiple items - question!

judyandstuMember

According to eBay, " . . . if there are more bids than items, the items will go to earliest successful bids" and "to beat another bid, yours must have a higher total bid value (bid price x number of items bid on) than other bids."

There were four items: Two people were bidding, one for three of the items and one for the remaining item -- all at $5. I sniped at $10 and got my one item . . . at $5. Why didn't the item go to to the "earliest successful bids" (still $5) and not me? OTOH, since there were already four $5 bids, why didn't the bid go to $5.50?

I'm not complaining . . . just curious. Clearly, I'm (slightly) missing the point. If there had been five items, I'd understand.

Thanks!

11/25/036:28 AM

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jabbergahMember

Might be easier to figure out if you post the item #.

Jabbergah

11/25/037:11 AM

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idratherbeshoppingMember

Sounds like one of those muli-item auctions (dutch).
Sometimes the info that it is, is hidden inside the description area. You have to check it carefully for that. It may say, there are 5 available, or something like that.

"Shop" and My Snipes

11/25/037:41 AM

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puppyraiserMember

Your $10 bid moved you to the top but,
The lowest successfull bid was still $5.00
so... that's the price.

Dogs are not my whole life, but they make my life whole.

[This message was edited by puppy_raiser on November 26, 2003 at 07:05 AM.]

11/26/036:49 AM

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mrsmMember

Puppy, you figured out how I got my name in the signature in color! Way to go!

11/26/036:57 AM

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puppyraiserMember

Yea, but decided I didn't care for the white box if my message happened to be shaded. So, back to where I started.

Dogs are not my whole life, but they make my life whole.

11/26/037:10 AM

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rickMember

Puppy,

I played with that some. It's probably more work then it's worth, but you can add a background that will match the shading. That way it would match your puppy shading.

11/26/037:46 AM

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mrsmMember

Good morning, Rick!!!

Yes, it was a pain, wasn't it?

11/26/037:53 AM

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rickMember

Puppy,

VERY CLEAVER. YOU HAVE TWO PUPPIES WITH DIFFERENT SHADING.

That means you must keep track of which one you're going to post.

GOOD MORNING TO YOU, MRS. M.

11/26/037:53 AM

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judyandstuMember

puppy_raiser -- thanks for your explanation. That's pretty much what it said on eBay, but somehow reading it from you makes more sense. :-)

In this case there were four items. Since I bid on only one, I was able to purchase the item at the lowest winning bid (i.e., three others went for $5).

Thanks for your help!

11/26/036:20 PM

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puppyraiserMember

You're very welcome.

The only time the 'total bid value' comes into play is in a tie.

If bidder 1 wants 2 @ $5.00 then later
bidder 2 wants 3 @ $5.00 and that's the only bids.

Bidder 2 gets his three (total value $15)
Bidder 1 gets his choice, 1 @ $5, or to say no thank you I don't want it.

I hope that didn't get everyone all confused again!

11/26/037:21 PM

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