Proxy bidding increments HELP ME PLEASE!

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And >> Click Here << to learn about proxy bidding.

and WELCOME to the forum.

Thanks for the quick response!!! And thanks for welcoming me!!! Then shouldn't the next increment after $5.00 be $5.50? It was $11.00!!!!

The following table has been reorganized and sorted into date order.  First
bid placed is line #1.  That should make it easier to follow the auction.
Two additional columns have been added.  They are the current bid and high
bidder, as displayed on eBay after each bid is placed.              v2.0.4
* = Winning bid. (may be less than actual maximum entered.)
 
                    Max                       Current Winning
 #    BIDDER        Bid      Day & Time        Bid  &  Bidder
                   (US $)
 1   ricjac2        5.00   21-Jan  20:36:07    5.00   ricjac2 
 2   white_viper7  11.00   22-Jan  18:03:18    5.50   white_viper7 
 3   pumpkinfield *11.50   22-Jan  18:06:18   11.50   pumpkinfield 

Bid increments for 5 - 24.99 is $0.50

1. ricjac places a $5 bid on an auction with a $5 opening bid.

2. white viper places a max bid of $11. eBay only uses as much of that $11 as is necessary to stay in the lead. One bid increment above the previous $5 brings the current price to $5.50.

3. Your bid for 11.50 (or more) exceeded white vipers max so you won. One bid increment above his max of $11 is $11.50.

Another way to look at it: eBay automatically pits you against whiteviper, and raises each of your bids one increment at a time, until one of you hits your max. Viper ran out of juice first, so you won for one increment over his max. But to save bytes, ebay only shows you the end result, not all the increments in between.

Until I saw the numbers on the bidding statistics you supplied me with (where and how do you get this information?) I can understand why I asked this question to begin with! To see the bidding results I click on where it shows the #of bids (ex:5 Bids) on the sellers page. That information doesn't show the current bid amount that your showing me. I only had the Max bid amount to view. This is where my question originated. Do you follow me?

Yes, I understand.

It was because of questions like yours that I (with the help and input of many others) came up with a program to calculate the current price and winning bidder.

You looked in the same place I did. I take that info, run it through my program, and paste it into the forum.

I totally got this!!! Thanks Puppy and Shirley!!!!
Your wonderful!!!! You really made this very easy to understand!!!!!!!!!!!! I see now why this forum is a valuable tool. It's because of people like you who give comprehensive advice. Love ya!!!

You're very welcome, hope you post again.

We hang out and chit chat down in the general area.

Oh and Puppy, thanks for running that report and all!! Your a sweetheart!

Love notes from a stranger. I'm blushing!

(grin)

Thanks, and welcome.

pumpkinfield, glad they were here to answer your question and....

Puppy & Shirley!

Congrats, Pup, on the successful non-test use of the spreadsheet! It worked great! With Shirley's additional commentary, Pumpkin had no CHOICE but to understand! With you 2 on the job, I can retire!

Welcome to the forum, Pumpkin!

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