I suspect there are lots of eBay bidders here. I'm looking at something
that I don't understand.
After some discussion here, I was following an auction for an HP 3458A
meter. It is this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=250107015204rd=1rd=1
It has gone too high for me, but
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:29:38 +0100, Robert Atkinson
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Hi Rex,
It's quite simple when you get used to it.
The list is ordered in bid value, highest at the top.
If two bids are for the same amount, the one that was placed first takes
precedence (and wins if they are at the
Rex -
Robert explained it very well. Glad my computer had a hiccup while I was in
the process of doing so. When I look at the bid list Bidder 1 is still
there. He did not disappear as you say, he was simply outbid by Bidder 2's
second attempt. Bidder 5 could be a shill bidder as he incrementally
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:35:48 -0500, Jason Rabel
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Some people put the maximum amount they are willing to pay and let it ride.
Others like to bid in smaller amounts (and maybe more impulse bidders).
And then there are people like me who either manually snipe or use
In a message dated 4/26/2007 06:02:25 Pacific Daylight Time,
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by the correct bid increment. At this point we do not know bidder 8's
highest bid (known as his proxy bid), and maybe we never will. Maybe he only
bid $4050 exactly to outbid bidder 6. You not only have
In a message dated 4/26/2007 05:23:48 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Can anyone propose a sequence of bids on dates that explains this list
of recorded bids and dates? I guess there must be one but it is evading
me.
*Bidder*Bid AmountDate of bid
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: Can anyone propose a sequence of bids on dates that explains this list
: of recorded bids and dates? I guess there must be
When I asked these questions of eBay; the unsatisfactory answer was that
only actual bids show.
This meaning a new bid submmitted would create new/ additional line,
similar to the series of bids on April 23.
Is not clear why this bidder put in so many bids within two minutes, since
no other
In the states, all of the times shown are in PST. However, regardless of
where you are, the order of the time stamp should not matter as they are in
the same time zone. I was not aware, being on ebay for 10 years, that they
ever listed their times other than in PST (California local time). Maybe
I cannot believe the confusion. This stuff is child's play compared to what
we typically discuss on here. Think about it, and re-read some of the
earlier posts, including mine. I have been on ebay for 10 years and I know
exactly how it works. There is nothing wrong or misleading about the amounts
Mike and Robert,
Thanks for your replies but these bids still don't make sense to me.
First, here are my assumptions.
Every entry in the bid list is the result of some new bid. The winner
and current bid amount is decided based on 3 things:
1) the actual maximum bid amount that was already
One thing not mentioned yet re bidding,
if no bid is lodged the seller is free to withdraw before the end.
This would be sensible for a $4000 item if it is only at $5 just
before the end.
So a sniper may lose out because it never gets to the sale.
It is best to put some bid on it even if you
At 04:17 PM 4/26/2007, you wrote:
In a message dated 4/26/2007 05:23:48 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Can anyone propose a sequence of bids on dates that explains this list
of recorded bids and dates? I guess there must be one but it is evading
me.
*Bidder*Bid
At 05:33 PM 4/26/2007, you wrote:
When I asked these questions of eBay; the unsatisfactory answer was that
only actual bids show.
This meaning a new bid submmitted would create new/ additional line,
similar to the series of bids on April 23.
Is not clear why this bidder put in so many bids within
On 4/26/07, Rex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First, here are my assumptions.
Read the documentation about bidding...
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bidding-ov.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/proxy-bidding.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/outbid-ov.html
On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 10:33:30AM +1000, Neville Michie wrote:
One thing not mentioned yet re bidding,
if no bid is lodged the seller is free to withdraw before the end.
This would be sensible for a $4000 item if it is only at $5 just
before the end.
So a sniper may lose out because it
Interesting little story about my day today.
I won some little Tek buffer amps on eBay and the guy was local so I drove
over to his shop to pick them up. Super nice guy, he buys a bunch of govt
surplus (mostly aircraft related) and other liquidation type auction things.
We spent a couple hours
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