Does an Ebay seller know your max bid during the auction?

krueger

Does an Ebay seller know the bidders maximum bids during the auction?

I do not sell on EBAY. I am just curious.

Thanks
Krueger

CoinZip

Your max is hidden....

AUandAG

Wow, where have you been?

bob

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>Does an Ebay seller know the bidders maximum bids during the auction?

I do not sell on EBAY. I am just curious.

Thanks
Krueger >>



not without being creative

and i'm usually such a big fan of creativity
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lostincoins

is this a comedy post again? lol just kidding
No your max bid is concealed from the seller and other bidders to keep things fair.

amwldcoin

So this begs the question do the major auction houses use your max bid against you? I have my doubts.

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD

From what I can gather, your max bid is private on eBay...but I never understood why people use a max bid to begin with. If you cannot do it yourself then find someone who can bid your max 3 seconds before the auctions end. This way, the under bidder won't have time to counter-punch.

Erik

PerryHall

Couldn't a seller create a second account and then make an extremely high maximum bid on his own auction to determine the maximum bid of the highest other bidder on his auction and then withdraw his bid?

s4ny

<< <i>Couldn't a seller create a second account and then make an extremely high maximum bid on his own auction to determine the maximum bid of the highest other bidder on his auction and then withdraw his bid? >>



Good point, and I am sure that this happens.

On eBay it makes sense to be a low ball bidder.

TireKicker

Bid is hidden. But as Perryhall points out, there are always ways around the system.

19Lyds

<< <i>Couldn't a seller create a second account and then make an extremely high maximum bid on his own auction to determine the maximum bid of the highest other bidder on his auction and then withdraw his bid? >>

Sure could but the the super sleuths on here would uncover the crime rather quickly..................

droopyd

<< <i>If you cannot do it yourself then find someone who can bid your max 3 seconds before the auctions end. >>



esnipe works for me.

LindeDad

Those that do don't get repeat bids.

TwoSides2aCoin

No.

BAJJERFAN

Not mine since I never bid on any eBay item until the very end.

Shamika

The seller can always place a monster shill bid which will then give away your max bid. Then the seller withdraws the shill so that only he knows what you're max bid was. In the old days of eBay (before 2000), this happened frequently. Yet another reason to snipe.

Cougar1978

Since I use a snipe program its a moot issue.

lostincoins

a seller could use that tactic but is shows that a bid was canceled if that ever happens to me I ask for my bids to be canceled just like the previous high bidder.