Snipe not happening

The bid increment for 5.00 and up to, including 24.99 is .50, so your .26 wasn't enough, I would say to beat the 6.00 bid.

You live and learn....

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If the bid in in the incorrect increment, would not AS pick that up and notify prior to end of auction??

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Depends on how late in the auction this all transpired. You want to give your auction number?

I think I've read here that AS checks auctions for outbids about once a day up until the last couple of days of the auction, then maybe twice a day until the end. So if the 6.00 bid came in shortly before the end, AS might not have known about it in time to let you know.

Not the most convenient system for us, but 1) you already bid your "true max" anyway, right? and 2) personally I prefer they save their processing power for placing snipes, rather than automaticaly updating auction data that I might not see.

Agreed!! Shirley

Another lesson learned.

My max was above the winning bid, just not the right increment.

I never evewn thought of the bid increment as I have won by 1c more than once.

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Yes, and the $6.00 (or more) bid came in less than 2 minutes before end of auction.

Maybe this will clear it up!

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The rule is: to be accepted your bid MUST be AT LEAST one bid increment above the CURRENT winning bid.

Ebay tries to award the winning bid at 1 bid increment above the second largest bid. Failing that, Ebay awards the win to the HIGHEST max bid, even if it is only higher by one penny! As long as your bid meets the requirement that it is at least one bid increment above the CURRENT WINNING BID, it will be accepted

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Originally posted by luedsthegreat:
I never evewn thought of the bid increment as I have won by 1c more than once.

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That's because your winning bid wasn't your FIRST bid placed, but was the top of your proxy.

example: Starting bid is 5.00, you bid 6.00, so you're winning for $5.00. Then I bid 6.01. Ebay accepts my bid because the current "minimum bid" is $5.50, then it raises our proxies, alternating between us, until both are used up. Your bid will hit 6.00 and be used up, but my bid still has a penny left, so I win.

Gosh, Shirley we tied at 13 seconds!

Thanks ever so much for the edu ma cation, I am much the wiser (if less the item) for it...

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Omniscient???

Omnnipotent??

All conquering......

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I think that's at least our second tie tonight... or at least the second time you've beaten me to the punch. You're on the ball, lady!

I'll let you know when I get there! They make them up as I go ! LOL!! (untested territory!)

Well, at least that gives you a goal!!! (lol)

Kind of spooky, Shirley!

Lol, don't think I exactly need a goal!

Maybe something else going on in my life to fill my time! (Ya, right!)

Oh, well, SOMEBODY has got to blaze the trails we follow!

Shirley, do you have a fast-paced job?

No, I have a dull, boring, slow, wait-until-next-week, we-haven't-decided-yet, here-is-your-assignment-but-don't-start-yet job. Why?

Mine was so fast paced (government) that I cannot slow down or seem to fill enough time!

Now that's something I'd like to see!!!

lol

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Lol, I know the picture it brings to mind, but I traveled a lot. Didn't say I finished anything! LMAO!!

Mine's just the opposite -- I never believed the stories I heard about City government Jobs until I started this one. It's amazing how hard people fight to preserve their right to take two-hour lunches and five or six breaks a day, and spend the rest of their time browsing the internet or talking on the telephone.

I'm pretty much fed up, and just marking time until summer. Meanwhile, I'm afraid I'm falling into their rut... I started off as the one who finished her work in a matter of hours, and then started looking around for more stuff to do. Then I learned that you DON'T make friends that way...

I never worked in an office setting, so I can only imagine what it would be like and the picture isn't good!

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Originally posted by Shirley:
Mine's just the opposite -- I never believed the stories I heard about City government Jobs until I started this one. It's amazing how hard people fight to preserve their right to take two-hour lunches and five or six breaks a day, and spend the rest of their time browsing the internet or talking on the telephone.

I'm pretty much fed up, and just marking time until summer. Meanwhile, I'm afraid I'm falling into their rut... I started off as the one who finished her work in a matter of hours, and then started looking around for more stuff to do. Then I learned that you DON'T make friends that way...

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When I do restaurant bookkeeping I find that their 8 hour day usually takes me 4. It's caused a lot of problems when I ask for a raise just to take me to where I'd be if I were a slacker On the other hand, when I'm working in the dining room there's rarely time to be a slacker.

An (ex) friend of mine who works for an unnamed aerospace giant (start's with a 'B') used to tell me how she would clock in, sneak into an office in a restricted area and read books for hours. She'd often complain that the $17 an hour they were paying her to change light bulbs wasn't nearly enough!

Mother Mary Says, 'HONESTLY! you're just ruint!'

Seems, sometimes, the more you are paid, the less you do, the less you are paid, the harder you have to work!

Amen! I'd leave for a more interesting job, but I can't afford to!