Ebay Bidding Question? ?

Question

Hey guys,

I am just wondering how and why this happens:

When I type in a price for the item I am bidding on (I normally go a few dollars over the previous bid) and confirm, as soon as I do that, it says "You have been outbid", so I went over the price it told me the bid was and again, "You have been outbid". This is endless, even if I raise it by $20+. Why does this happen?

Answer 1

this happens because the person who bid before you put a very high maximum bid.

for example lets say the item started at $5. the other bidder put their maximum bid to $40. now the item goes up to $7.50. every time you add your bid, the other person's maximum bid is still higher. if you were to continue until $40, or whatever amount that person put their max bid, you would be the top bidder.

the feature that ebay uses makes it so that once you bid that first bid at $7.50 or whatever amount it was, the item doesnt automatically go up to the other person's highest bid. this is so that in case you decide to stop bidding at $30 for example, the other person doesnt have to pay the entire $40, but only around $32.50

Answer 2

it doesnt show that on the tems page so the bidder can get it for the lowest bid.

like if i bidded $100.00 and its showing .99 and you bid $65.00 it would be $66.00 because my highest bid was $100.00

Answer 3

It is because someone else has elevated their bid beyond your bid.  It means that, no matter how high you go, you're outbid by the other person 'cause they've chosen to bid at a much higher price range than you.   They could have chosen $50.00 as their bid, so no matter if you go $20.00, $25.00, etc., you will still be outbid by the other person - know what I mean?