Is it possible for another sniper to bid exactly one bid increment over my bid. If I bid 33.77, I'm being outbid at 34.77. This has happened numerous times on eBay. Help, Jim
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Yes, but unlikely. Much, much, much, much better odds their bid is higher.quote:Is it possible for another sniper to bid exactly one bid increment over my bid.
Example - item at 30.00 by Bidder 1 who actually placed a Proxy Bid at 50.00
You snipe at 33.77 with no more bids.
Ebay then works its magic and Bidder 1 wins at 34.77
So, what appears to be Bidder 1 beating you by one increment is actually Bidder 1 bidding equal to or higher than 1 increment more than you. So you lose by what looks to be one increment.
However, if Bidder 1 had placed their original high bid as 33.76 then you would have won by 1 penny/cent. That's a great feeling!
Confused? Read up on Proxy Bidding on eBay's help and then you'll know all about it!
R2
You snipe at 33.77 with no more bids.
Ebay then works its magic and Bidder 1 wins at 34.77
So, what appears to be Bidder 1 beating you by one increment is actually Bidder 1 bidding equal to or higher than 1 increment more than you. So you lose by what looks to be one increment.
However, if Bidder 1 had placed their original high bid as 33.76 then you would have won by 1 penny/cent. That's a great feeling!
Confused? Read up on Proxy Bidding on eBay's help and then you'll know all about it!
R2
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy...crements.html#outbidquote:Originally posted by region2:
Confused?