please help.....first loss.....???

I just noticed on EBAY that it isn't even showing up under my losses....and there is a previous one that I stopped bidding on that show up under the losses....Please explain also........

Did I get "snipped"????

MARGRETDZN

OK, here’s a rough reconstruction of what happened on Nov.11th, the day the auction for Item # 2201390507 ended.
Time before auction ends:
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10.3 hrs -- athens bids: winning with bid ~ $62 & MAX bid of $65.03
3.75 hrs -- beth bids: winning with bid ~ $66 & MAX bid of $83.99??
~30 mins -- you check in - beth has winning bid of ~$66 - your snipe is still valid.
~9 mins -- you check in - beth has winnning bid ~$66 – your snipe still good.
45 secs -- gourd places MAX bid of $75.53 and is Proxy outbid by beth who holds current winning bid of ~ $77

(At this point, with a MAX bid of $75 you are now on the outside looking in!)

15 secs -- gourd places another MAX bid of $83.59 and is Proxy outbid again by beth who holds current winning bid of $83.99!

7-15 secs (whatever lead time you set in AS) -- AS tries to submit your bid of $75 -- unable to since your MAX bid of $75 is now less than the current winning bid of $83.99.

You were outbid, not outsniped. Beth, the winning bidder entered the winning MAX bid nearly 4 hours before the end of the auction. It wasn’t revealed until gourd placed a couple competitive bids in the last minute of the auction.

If you were willing to pay more than $84 for the item, you should have entered that amount into your snipe. Ebay will not automatically go all the way up to your MAX bid UNLESS a competing bidder bids up to that same amount or more.

Sniping does NOT guarantee you’ll win every auction you snipe. Sniping is simply a tool that allows you to hide your interest in an item AND your max bid from competing bidders until the very last minute of an auction. Just remember though, the bottom line is whoever BIDS THE MOST on an item will WIN IT, regardless of whether they bid days ago or bid within the last milliseconds of the auction! (This is assuming the MAX bid exceeds any reserve bid amount).
Sniping will NOT let you win auctions bidding LESS than what other bidders are willing to pay!

If I've made any significant errors in this analysis, I'm sure someone else will straighten me out!

Snipe on!

Jabbergah

Hey Jabber, I think she understands why she lost, she is wondering why she did not get an outbid notice from AS.

~Donald

She did not receive such a notice because there was not enough time. The high bidder's proxy was not revealed until a last second bid raised the proxy amount.

That is why it is imperative that one snipe the absolute most one is willing to pay, and not rely on outbid notices. It defeats the purpose of sniping.

Chatter, you are an asset to our forum! Again, you are on the money!