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[quote="mario"]Please see http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-increments.html and you will understand. It's not enough that your bid is higher; it has to be higher for a certain increment.[/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>CaraWins</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 Feb 13, 2009 1:25 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: My Bad</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>mario wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">All of these were won by a full increment.... <br /> <br /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Okay you're right, my bad. I was confusing winning by at least one increment with the winning bid <span style="font-style: italic">being</span> in those increments. I reread ebay's section on bidding increments and think I'm clear now. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to respond. <br /> <br />I'm discovering sniping via service is somewht less <span style="font-style: italic">foolproof </span>than anticipated. (Rotfl :wink: I think I won the daily award for daft questions that day ) Still well worth the annual fee to regain my free time, though. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic">Cest la vie...</span> <br /> <br />Happy Valentines Day weekend everyone!</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>Cupid</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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:50 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">OK this is eBays example of how you may be outbid by 0.01 <br /> <br /></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>eBay wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br /> 1. You're the first bidder and you place a maximum bid of 20.00. We'll automatically bid on your behalf up to 20.00 against other bidders. <br /> 2. When a second bidder places a maximum bid of 9.00, your bid is automatically raised to 9.50. <br /> 3. When a third bidder bids 20.01, this bidder becomes the high bidder at 20.01. The third bidder needs only to exceed your next automatic bid amount of 10.00 (9.50 plus 0.50). Since 20.01 is more than 10.00, and is also more than your maximum bid, the third bidder becomes the winning bidder, unless you raise your bid. <br /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br /> <br />Lets change it to a slightly different scenario that demonstrates how another user may be forced to enter a bid that is at least one increment above yours: <br /> <br /></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Cupid wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br /> 1. You're the first bidder and you place a maximum bid of 20.00. We'll automatically bid on your behalf up to 20.00 against other bidders. <br /> 2. When a second bidder places a maximum bid of 19.70, your bid is automatically raised to 20.00. <br /> 3. When a third bidder comes to place a bid they must enter a bid of at least 20.50 (the current auction price plus at least one increment of 0.50). Hence you can no longer be outbid by as little as 0.01. <br /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"></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>mario</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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:16 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">All of these were won by a full increment. <br /> <br />You only need a full increment over the current high bid, not the current high bidder's maximum bid. <br /> <br />This is clearly explained (with examples) in "Can I be outbid by less than a full increment?" section of the page I referred you to.</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>CaraWins</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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:56 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Bid Increments Rather Inconsistant (See Examples)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Thanks for your response. If this is the case then please explain why/how these auctions were won in increments of less than $.50. (I'm not trying to be difficult-just trying to prevent this from occurring in the future) <br /> <br />Auction # 180326220823 My winning bid: $6.02 <br />Auction # 360129488480 My winning bid $36.99 <br />Auction # 360129442807 My Winning bid: $20.49 <br /> <br />The information you provided a link to also indicates, in FAQ: <br /> <br /> Can I be outbid by less than a full increment? <br /> <br />You can be outbid by less than a full increment. A winning bidder's maximum bid needs only to exceed the next highest maximum bid <span style="font-weight: bold">by one cent. </span> <br /> <br />Am I missing something? Please advise.</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>mario</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: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:47 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Please see <a href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-increments.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-increments.html</a> and you will understand. It's not enough that your bid is higher; it has to be higher for a certain increment.</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>CaraWins</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: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:37 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Gixen Failed to Bid</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Please take a look at auction # 110347252890. I entered a higher bid than the winner of this auction, and no bids on my behalf appear when I look at the auction. What happened? Thanks in advance for your time.</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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