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[quote="nochkin"][b]owenpw[/b] I'm trying to understand this behavior for a few years. Maybe you can give me a hint. [b]Why would you snipe such a weird amount as 187.99?[/b] You have a very high chance to loose to someone who bid even numbers (most buyers put even numbers). You should put 188.00 + a few cents more instead. For example, if you put 188.02, that's only 3 pennies more (about 0.01%). I'm sure it won't make any difference for you on your budget, but you have such a higher chance to win over those who bid even numbers. I'm not fighting, I really want to know the background of those bids.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>nochkin</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:22 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-weight: bold">owenpw</span> <br />I'm trying to understand this behavior for a few years. Maybe you can give me a hint. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">Why would you snipe such a weird amount as 187.99?</span> You have a very high chance to loose to someone who bid even numbers (most buyers put even numbers). <br /> <br />You should put 188.00 + a few cents more instead. For example, if you put 188.02, that's only 3 pennies more (about 0.01%). I'm sure it won't make any difference for you on your budget, but you have such a higher chance to win over those who bid even numbers. <br />I'm not fighting, I really want to know the background of those bids.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:49 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Ah, for but one penny. <br /> <br />Thank you for the explanation. I understand. <br /> <br />Cheers!</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Cupid</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:39 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">The requirement relates to the current auction price, not to the actual bid of the high bidder. <br /> <br />At the time your bid was placed the auction price would have been US 175.50, so your bid of US 187.99 met the requirement. <br /> <br />However the actual bid was 188.00, so it still won because it was greater than your bid.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>owenpw</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:48 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Loosing by one penny</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I've lost bids when my higher bid was under the increment required. In some cases, my bid wasn't registered because of this increment requirement. I understand this. <br /> <br />BUT, I've just lost a bid by one penny in which my bid was logged. How is it that the .01 increment beat me? <br /> <br />Auction 330566655385 <br /> <br />Just trying to understand. I actually wanted this one! <br /> <br />Thanks. <br /> <br />OPW</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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