Ebay Bidding !!

[burnthebox]

Hi all, can someone tell me if I'm not imagining things or is the bidding on this item somewhat questionable, especially when you look at the list of bids ! and bidders ! Thanks in advance one and all,

 

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290714267298#ht_500wt_900

Edited May 22, 2012 by burnthebox

[Broithe]

I suppose the first bid of €15 won it in the end - it can be worth sticking a few cents on to tip the balance..

Edited May 22, 2012 by Broithe

[burnthebox]

Yes, but look at the times of the last two bids,

Edited May 22, 2012 by burnthebox

[aramand]

Click on the 'Show Automatic bids' and it will show how it ended up they way it did. Basically 1***1 had bid 15 euro earlier than the other bidder but it only increases the bid once a new one comes in. If something is listed at say €1 you can bid €10 and it will still only put you in for €1 until some places another bid, it will keep automatically bidding for you up to your max bid and if your max bid is the same as someone else its down to who bid first that wins!

[burnthebox]

Yes aramand I know and understand all that, but look at the time of those bids, y**u at 15.16.10 BST and 1***1 at 15.13.59 BST I thought that the last bid won as the bidding time ended at 15:18:19 BST

[WRENNEIRE]

€15 was the max bid by 1***1

The second bidder did not outbid the €15 bid

Therefore the first €15 bid wind

You have to outbid the highest bid to win

By the way, these items were listed by out very own BosKonay so thread gently!

[aramand]

No because 1***1 had bid earlier and seems like y**u bid same amount so the earlier bid wins. As mentioned above usually good practice to bid something like €15.07 or whatever (slightly more than the round figure) as that way less likely you'll get an exact match with another bidder. If in this case y**u have even bid 15.01 they would have won.

[burnthebox]

Yes, but the earlier bid won and not the bid closest to the closing time of 15:18:19 BST (PS wrenneire alls fair in L.. & W. )

[Broithe]

If two equal bids arrive, and they are both for the winning value, then the first one takes precedence - hence the suggestion about bidding a little over round figures.

 

Otherwise, to take an extreme example, somebody could have bid €15 two weeks ago and would be out-bid by somebody bidding the same amount today.

Edited May 22, 2012 by Broithe

[aramand]

Yes, but the earlier bid won and not the bid closest to the closing time of 15:18:19 BST (PS wrenneire alls fair in L.. & W. )

 

That is what we are saying - the earlier bid wins if the bid are the same