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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? Big Grin and 2) personally I prefer they save their processing power for placing snipes, rather than automaticaly updating auction data that I might not see.

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.



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.

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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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...


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 Wink 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!'

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