You know when you check the bidding history of an item and see the same bidder keeps increasing the bid while nobody else is bidding, why would anyone want to do that? Does that mean self-bidding of the seller? Isn't that kind of obvious?
Or is there some other reason?
2006-08-12 09:33:06 · 3 answers · asked by C1N2G8 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The reason it shows these bids is they haven't reached their maximum bid (say $25.) The current bid is at $15. If someone else bids $20 the original bidder is still below his maximum bid but automatically outbids the other bidders without their bid actually showing since they didn't even outbid him.
2006-08-12 09:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Leif B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason is that in case anybody else pops in a bid, the original bidder will have bid high enough so as he or she can still conceivably win the item. eBay will keep increasing your bid incrementally if you have entered a higher bid than shows on the item's screen.
Make sense?
2006-08-12 09:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mabey time is running out, and they want to make sure they have the high bid.
2006-08-12 09:39:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋