Existing bid in system says $200 but on ebay it is $1975

eboylan_98 · Guest

I am a new user and am a little concered as Gixen says the current bid on an item is $200.00 but it is actually $1975 on the internet. The reserve has not been met so maybe that has something to do with it? Anyways, I placed my max bid and will see what happens.

eboylan_98 · Guest

Sorry, the item number is 280336794057. Should have read your instructions before posting!

juangrande · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:45 am Post subject:

Gixen only updates the current price of auctions every couple of hours or so; thus, if you really need to know the current price, you should use eBay directly (as you have done). This will not affect your snipes: the current price is irrelevant as far as placing bids is concerned (unless, of course, the current bid is already greater than the bid you entered into Gixen).

If you've placed your maximum bid, then there is no reason to watch the auction: simply check later to see if you've won.
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eboylan_98 · Guest

Thanks for your help. I has $2512.50 as my snipe but it sold for $2500.00. Can you help educate me on why we didn't get it? Are auto increments higher than $2.50?

Thanks for your help!

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eboylan_98 · Guest

So sorry for wasting your time - I understand this all now.

juangrande · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject:

The bid increment for the $2500 - $4999 range is $50. For a complete list of bid increments see http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-increments.html
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