>
> Listers, I just won an auction. I should be somewhat happy but there
> seems to be a great disparity in the way the bidding progressed. See
> this auction number, 280079818333 and then compare it to #
> 280071469315 . Look at the bid history on both. The first time the
> auction closed, the reserve was not met. The second bidder was right
> behind me and my bid was increased by the incremental amount of $5.00 over
> his bid. Now that auction (the second number that I listed), closed
> without meeting reserve. I bid a good bit more than the amount closed for
> and since I did not have the hot competition, the reserve was not met.
> The second re-listed auction is the problem. The closest bidder I had
> was at $175.00 and when the auction closed, it did not bring the price up
> to $180.00 (though I had bid more), but increased the bid BY $125.00 TO
> CLOSE AT $400.00. Is this an attempt to collect higher final value fees
> by eBay "pinging" the reserve price then meeting it at my expense? What
> happened??? I have had this happen before, but not to such a glaring
> spread. Whats happppppennninggggg.........?????
>
>
> Bruce Thomson Spokane WA 99204
You hit the reserve at $400. It only increments a set amount as long as
the reserve is not met. Once someone bids at or over reserve, it jumps
to it. Should more bids come in, it reverts to incrementing a set amount.
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Lynn Travers
Hazelwood, MO