Author: Mark R. Anderson
Date: 11:27:36 11/19/04
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Steve, Thanks, your explaination was clear. I have never used EBay, so I didn't know. Mark On November 19, 2004 at 12:16:11, Steve B wrote: >hi Mark > >>I can only droolover the item. > >thats ok >i can only drool as well >:)) > > > Every 2 or 3 minutes, the same bidder would >>raise their bid against their own bid by several hundred Euro! What's with >>that? I see no other bids during that time. What gives? > >its the way Ebay bidding works >if i place a maximum bid of say $1000,and the current leading bidder is $350 >then my bid will appear as $360 >i will now be the current leader >other's can then bid..say 400..410 and i will still appear as the leader with >say $420 because i have bid up to a maximum of $1000 >their bids will show up as less then mine and it will appear as if they are >bidding against themselves >bidders will do this "chip away"bidding to see how high the current leader is >willing to go.. > > >hope that was a clear explanation >Best >Steve
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