eBay bidding weirdness?

M.C · Super Spammer Joined: 29 Sep 2015 Karma :

Just got outbid on something on eBay and I'm not really understanding the bidding history. The auction had one bid at £30, I put in my max' bid which was higher than the other guy, but then it shows the person with private feedback having made a bid earlier? Eh?

https://i62.servimg.com/u/f62/15/13/82/47/biddin10.png

Unless the date/times are irrelevant I can't work out what was going on.

doggone · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2004 Karma :

Isn't it just he put a higher max bid maye £40 - it doesn't go straight to that but the next increment

M.C · Super Spammer Joined: 29 Sep 2015 Karma :

Why does it say the bid was on the 18th though?

doggone · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2004 Karma :

That's when he bid before you, but put on a higher amount?

Pjay · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Jan 2016 Karma :

It's just automatic bids from his initial bid.
If he bid £40 on the 18th Nov then as soon as you bid his bid increases to above yours. The newest/winning bid is the automatic bid timed when it jumped yours and not when he posted it.
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Jewlio Rides Again LLB · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2015 Karma :

M.C · Super Spammer Joined: 29 Sep 2015 Karma :

Still not really getting (soz if thick Embarassed

), the b***1 guy had the opening bid at £30, if i***u had bid more on the 18th then shouldn't it have started auto bidding for him?

If i***u had the opening bid, and then me and b***1 had failed to beat him then that would make sense, but that's not what the bid history shows? Confused

Pjay · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Jan 2016 Karma :

M.C · Super Spammer Joined: 29 Sep 2015 Karma :

I still had the listing up on my phone and it shows it correctly:
https://i62.servimg.com/u/f62/15/13/82/47/screen12.png

On the PC (in my first pic') it shows the wrong bidder having the opening bid for some reason, that's what was confusing me.

F**k I needed that processor Laughing

Pjay · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Jan 2016 Karma :

Oh right I see what you mean, the initial £30 bid isn't logged as the right person.

Click Show automatic bids, it should fix it.
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M.C · Super Spammer Joined: 29 Sep 2015 Karma :

MCN · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Karma :

Off Topic:

What is it called when you sort of like something, put a bid on and a couple of days later the dude you out bid ups your bid.
You out bid the dude again.
Then he out bids you again...

Knowing the other person is keen you out bid him again just to spite the fcuker and force him/her to bid more.

Is there a Fancy Term for that?

The game is to get them to bid more than the shops sell it for but not get landed with it yourself.
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Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

You used to be able (still might) to bid on something which is going for say £30, you put in max bid of £3,000... you out bid the highest bidder, you see their cards and know their highest bid and then retract your bid stating you made an error (too many zeros) and then bid just a bit more than what you know is the highest bid.