On 2009-02-18, Harold and Susan Vordos wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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On 2009-02-17, wrote:
Today I watched auctions and bid on auctions for mill accessories.

a) I bid $1250, the winner bid $1275

No -- the winner *actually* probably bid something like
$1500.00, and the minimum bid increment was $25.00, so eBay's proxy
bidding system bid the minimum increment over your bid. If your bid had
been higher, either his would have been $25.00 over what you bid, or
your bid would have been higher than his maximum bid and you would have
won it.

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Pretty much what DoN said, but be advised that if there are two bids, only
cents apart, the high bid wins. Susan beat out a person by three cents on a
piece of Tiffany glass. It's not common, but it happens. High bid wins.

That only works when the three cents higher bid (hers, in this
case) is earlier than the lower one. Otherwise, it would have had to be
over by the minimum bid increment.

For that matter. if the other bidder's maximum is less than
the minimum increment above her actual bid, the fact that he bid more
than she (later than she) won't do it -- she will still win.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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