bidding on reserve price items?

windswept

Neither have viewing stats, unfortunately.
the one I am watching closely is listed under entirely the wrong make!:p
it's in with listings of mainly under £10 things and has no photo.
I'm so impatient, why cant it be ending today!!!!!:o

paul_h

frivolous_fay wrote:

Are you sure about this? Surely if you bid over the reserve, the price goes straight to the reserve price? Only then does the real war begin... assuming there are other bidders!

That's correct - if you bid over the reserve price and there are no other bidders, you win the item for the reserve price.;)

windswept

Well now, I have just been outbid , mine was the only bid over the reserve, at £51, (max bid at 59.50) with 3 seconds to go it went for £60.01! to someone with 0 feedback - suspicious, moi?
now I know they couldn't have known my maximum bid, could they?
all seems a bit suss now, a bit relieved I didn't get it after all.

pinkgem

windswept wrote: »

Well now, I have just been outbid , mine was the only bid over the reserve, at £51, (max bid at 59.50) with 3 seconds to go it went for £60.01! to someone with 0 feedback - suspicious, moi?
now I know they couldn't have known my maximum bid, could they?
all seems a bit suss now, a bit relieved I didn't get it after all.

i never understand people who bid an amount like £59.50, since most people bid in £10 increments for more expensive items, it means you lose out by 50p if someone bids £60, or in this case 51p as someone bid £60.01.

I would have bid £60.05 so would win if someone else bids £60 or £60.01

pinkgem

missing post?

i guess someone replied then deleted it...