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Luckhasnothingtodowithit
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 Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 4:18 pm Post subject: eBay bid increments rules |
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I was surprised when I lost an item today because of eBay bid increments rules.
I had bid $107.55 on an item but lost to a bid of $106.50. Evidently when the price went over $100 the bid increment went from $1.00 to $2.50 causing me to lose even though my bid was $1.05 more than the high bid.
I would like to see an option for Gixen members to pre-authorize an automatic increase in their bid to compensate for the current bid increment.
It might be a good incentive for people to become members instead of free users |
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Cupid
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:44 am Post subject: |
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It's not the first time that it has been suggested.
My view has always been that if buyers are prepared to pay more for items that they should schedule snipes for the amount that actually reflects the maximum that they are happy to pay.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2026 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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It might not be the first time this has been suggested, but I think it is a great suggestion.
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It's not the first time that it has been suggested.
My view has always been that if buyers are prepared to pay more for items that they should schedule snipes for the amount that actually reflects the maximum that they are happy to pay.
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The \"actual amount\" that the OP, myself, and presumably many others, are all prepared to pay is up to the next bid increment above the maximum we set, in order to win the auction.
The bid we set on gixen is therefore an \"a very close approximate\", because the ebay increment system MAKES it approximate.
If you don't want this option, and if you are personally happy to lose auctions because of a matter of cents or a few dollars, that's fine, but that doesn't mean this excellent and extremely useful option should not exist for others. |
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