I’ve been outbid at times only by a $1 or $2. It seems kind of unfair because the next bid increment I have to take is $10.
Hi Duckwheat
If your maximum amount is higher than the previous bidder’s maximum, the auction price will increase to $1 higher than the previous bidders maximum. If your maximum is lower than the previous bidders maximum, you will be automatically outbid by the previous bidder, for $1 higher than your maximum. Originally when this user placed their max bid they were held to the same restriction as you were, they had to place a bid of at least $10 over the current price.
Here is an example of how proxy bidding works:
We have two users, Dave and Ted.
A new storage auction begins at $10.
Dave places a maximum bid of $100.
The final auction price is now: $11.
Ted comes along and tries to outbid Dave, so Ted places a max bid of $50.
Ted has not outbid Dave (because $50 is less than Dave’s max bid).
Ted will receive a notification informing him that he has been automatically outbid.
Dave is still the winner, and the system auto bids on Dave’s behalf.
The final auction price is now: $51.
Ted decides to place another bid, this time he sets his maximum bid for $250.
Ted is now the highest bidder.
Dave will now receive an email, informing him he as been outbid and is no longer the highest bidder.
The final auction price is now: $101.
Now, if the auction timer ran out at this moment. It is important to note that although Ted set his maximum bid for $250, he will only have to pay $101, because that was the current final auction price when the timer ran out.
For more questions about the site or our bidding system please check out are FAQ’s
Best Regards