[Amps] eBay

[Osten B Magnusson]

What happens if I see, as an example, a tranceiver worth
500 dollars, current bid is 100 dollars and I bid 9999 dollars?
I will get it for 101 dollars or are there any special rules?

73 de Osten SM5DQC    sm5dqc at areteadsl.se


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Sense" <fsense at copper.net>
To: <craxd1 at ezwv.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] eBay


> The seller can NOT see the maximum bid that you entered, but CAN see the
> amounts of the actual bids.  For example, if the current bid is at $18.00
> (and the minimum increment is $1.00)and no one's maximum bid exceeds that,
> and you come along and bid $50.00 then the seller will see your bid as
> $19.00.
>
> If someone was bidding for the seller (or the seller himself under a
> different ID), it would not be difficult to predict your probable response
> to a bid increase based on your previous reaction to being outbid.  As you
> probably know, the eBay process ressembles a real live auction only in that
> there is bidding.  Real auctioneers do not permit "sniping" and shill
> bidding can result in bodily harm!  The only way to protect yourself is to
> decide up front what the item is worth, bid that amount, and check back when
> the auction is over.
>
> K8AC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at ezwv.com>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:43 AM
> Subject: [Amps] eBay
>
>
>> This is way off topic but I need a quick answer on something. Does the
>> seller have access to the amount one has bid? Something was fishy on a
>> book I bought like the one who bid against me twice stopped both times
>> right under my maximum bid. He ran the bids up 11 times stopping just
>> under twice. I'm wondering if it was a schill who knew the amount I bid?
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=4546163575&rd=1
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Will
>>
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