"Reserve not met," yet max bid not placed

When did the auction end - date & time (hh:mm:ss & time zone)? Auction # would be best.

Was the snipe in a bid group? Is there a status message (click the "Confirmation" button)?

Hi -- here's info on that particular auction (appreciate any light you can shed -- want to understand the principles so I place my bids intelligently):
Ended: Mar-28-05 12:27:58 PST -- Item number: 5375041246

Oh, I see you had more questions -- No, not in a Bid Group, and the status was simply "Reserve Not Met"

I see that hvandieren was able to get a snipe in, so ebay must have been OK. Everything looks OK on the auction. Unless someone else comes up with a better idea, try filing a support request: http://support.auctionsniper.com/

(head scratcher)

So I'm clear about how it's SUPPOSED to work -- done properly, AS will keep submitting my bid against the seller's reserve until either it or my max is achieved, correct?

No. AS will place only one bid/snipe, the amount you specified. The rest is up to ebay’s bidding system (proxy bids and increments).

I SCREWED UP. Here's what you are looking for:
http://www.auctionsniper.com/faqebay.aspx#faq_7a_lbl

The reserve was higher than your bid.

Now I get it. My max did not meet the seller's reserve, so it didn't show up as a bid -- only the increment that exceeded the previous high bidder's. Seems a strange way for eBay to handle it, but what the hey ...

Thanks. Forewarned is forearmed.

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Originally posted by hollandv:
Now I get it. My max did not meet the seller's reserve, so it didn't show up as a bid -- only the increment that exceeded the previous high bidder's.

You get it.

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Originally posted by hollandv:
Seems a strange way for eBay to handle it

Maybe yes; maybe no. I think the logic is why show the top bidder’s bid unless it’s necessary. Should the auction be re-listed, the other bidders would know what the top bidder bid, which I wouldn’t want if I were the top bidder. Also, it might be a bit of a downer if it’s re-listed, in that it might inhibit bidders. Having less insight into the reserve price might be part of what encourages bidding. We’ve all seen people do some strange things in the “heat of auction”. Don’t know if that’s the logic behind; just my guess.

It’s a little like poker; if you want to see the high bettor’s hand, you have to call their bet (kind of a stretch for an analogy).

Aha! So that's why I'm always first to be nekkid during strip poker. Not the sharpest games-person.

Well, sometimes the goal, when the opposite gender is around, is to be less encumbered by clothing. The “loser” in that game might just be the “winner”, depending on his or her hand or hands.

There is another thought about reserve auctions and the top bid; it’s consistent with other auctions. In non-reserve auctions, the top bid isn’t shown; only that amount required to reach the next increment. It might have something to do with exciting proxy bidders (they are so easily stimulated).

Yeah, that's the poker "you gotta call to see the cards" approach. Since the seller didn't get the sale, he doesn't get to see what you are really interested in bidding (over and above the other bidders next time). Yahoo automatically exposes your high bid (when it doesn't clear the reserve) which pisses me off.

Thanks for the explanation. I feel my dendrites growing as I learn.