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Maybe amh will see this.
I agree - very difficult without an item number or bid history.
What we're looking for is how could big steve win this auction - he said:
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I have had several wins in the past that have sucked every last cent out of my maximum bid because it was below the next increment, but I won anyway so I'm not complaining. (I won one 100 dollar item by something like 37 cents)
OK here's how (in principle).
Assume three bidders, X, Y and big steve. X bids $50, Y then bids $100 and big steve bids $100.37 as a snipe. Until big steve's snipe goes in, the high bid is displayed as $51 (between $25 and $99, the bid increment is $1), so $100.37 is a valid bid.
Once the auction is over, the bid history will show:
User ID Bid Amount Date of Bid
big steve $100.37 just before auction closes
Y $100.00 middle time and date
X $50.00 some time and date
Does that answer the question?
