If I'm The Current High Bidder On E-Bay.....

elwood

...and would like to increase my maximum bid will it jump my bid to my current maximum?

Will I be raising myself in others words.

Did any of that make sense?

Millertime

I've done that a couple of times and it seems to raise my bid to the next increment. I didn't end up winning the auctions or I had to increase my max again so I don't know if that self bump is there at end of auction.

Millertime

Cladiator

If you are the current high bidder and you bid again to raise your maximum bid it will not automatically bump up the amount you are currently winning the auction at if it is a normal auction.

If the auction has a reserve on it and your current bid has not met the reserve then your second bid will jump the current bid up to either your max or the set reserve, which ever is lower.

baccaruda

I've done that a couple of times and it seems to raise my bid to the next increment.

It will raise it if you're in the middle of a bid increment. Example:

If the current bid is $300 with $10 increments and your bid is $301, the current bid will be $301. If your bid would have been $315, the current bid would be $310.

If you put in another bid on top of your $301 bid, the bid will go to the lower of your new bid or the $10 increment from $300 to $310.

JrGMan2004

<< <i>I've done that a couple of times and it seems to raise my bid to the next increment. I didn't end up winning the auctions or I had to increase my max again so I don't know if that self bump is there at end of auction.

Millertime >>

This happens in this scenerio: Opening bid for an item is $1.00. Let's say you bid $2.14, and at this price range, the bid increment is $.25. Russ then comes along and bids $2... while you are not a full increment above his bid, your bid is higher and was in first. The new high bid is $2.14. If you place another bid, then it will force you up to the next increment over $2, in this cast $2.25. Get it now?


And no, if you are high bidder, and the current high bid is a full increment above the 2nd high bid, then it will not raise the bid any, but will show that you've bid on the item again

elwood

Thanks Everybody!!



<< <i>If you are the current high bidder and you bid again to raise your maximum bid it will not automatically bump up the amount you are currently winning the auction at if it is a normal auction. >>




Here's my example:


I'm high bidder at $270.00, my max bid is $350.00.

So, If I want to raise my max. bid to say $500.00, the worst thing that would happen is it would raise my $270.00 bid, one increment to $280.00 or whatever the increments are? Or it could possibly stay at the $270.00?

flaminio

<< <i>I'm high bidder at $270.00, my max bid is $350.00.

So, If I want to raise my max. bid to say $500.00, the worst thing that would happen is it would raise my $270.00 bid, one increment to $280.00 or whatever the increments are? Or it could possibly stay at the $270.00? >>

In your example, it would not raise your high bid.

However, seeing someone bid again tips off the competition. In my opinion, a better strategy would be to hold off your higher bid until sniping time, and then lay it in. You'll have a better chance of winning the coin.

19Lyds

Totally agree with Flaminio as the number of bids does increment and your current bid will show up twice at the same value indicating that you raised your maximum.

100proof1957

couple weeks ago i outbid myself by a buck !

dont know how or why but i wasnt making the phone call !

elwood

<< <i>However, seeing someone bid again tips off the competition. In my opinion, a better strategy would be to hold off your higher bid until sniping time, and then lay it in. You'll have a better chance of winning the coin. >>



Thanks!! I'll keep that in mind

relayer

You will go up to the next bid increment if that hasn't been met yet.

For example, if you bid 101.00 and the underbidder bid $100, if you enter a new bid of $125, you'll go to $102.50

JJM

if you bid 10.01 and the last high bidder was at 10., it will take the 10.01, and be high bidder,...if you increase then it will raise yours to 10.50, because that was the next increment over 10...in this case i wait till someone hits that increment for me, than place my high bid several increments over that over that

Atlantic

no