Yes Tom, you are correct. However, your max proxy bid was below the reserve, so it only increased it to become the top bidder. If the reserve was in your range however, it would have increased your bid to the reserve.
Frits W�thrich > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paris, Leonard > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:17 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Confused by Ebay > > > No Tom, eBay only posts as much of your money as is needed to outbid the > current high bidder's maximum amount bid. If there was more money in your > max bid, then eBay will proxy bid it for you when someone else bids on the > item. This gives you the benefit of not paying any more than you have to > pay to win. > > I hope that was clear. > > Len > --- > > -----Original Message----- > From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:46 PM > To: pdml > Subject: OT: Confused by Ebay > > > While we're talkin' ebay... > > There's an item I want, and it was at $280. I bid ~$380. I get a screen > telling me I'm the high bidder, but I haven't met the reserve price yet. > My bid sits at $300. > > Huh? > > I thought ebay would automatically up a bid to the reserve price. It > says right here: > > http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/g-reserve-auction.html > > "If a bidder's maximum bid meets or exceeds the reserve, the bid will be > automatically raised to meet the reserve. " > > And yet, there my bid sits, $80 under my max, $5 over the other bidder, > $X under the reserve. > > I'm confused... > > tv > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
