JohnGoes
8 years ago
I go to an auction. Someone has bid, it's $4. $4 is the bid next to the name, fine. Bid to beat is $5. I bid $5. Get the refreshed page and it says you are losing this lot. I look down and the bid from the person is now the amount that I just bid but their bid was from say, 3 days ago. It now has a higher price to bid to beat the bid price that no one else has made, just me.
Anyone else see that as a scam built into the software?
Whistlebritches
8 years ago

I go to an auction. Someone has bid, it's $4. $4 is the bid next to the name, fine. Bid to beat is $5. I bid $5. Get the refreshed page and it says you are losing this lot. I look down and the bid from the person is now the amount that I just bid but their bid was from say, 3 days ago. It now has a higher price to bid to beat the bid price that no one else has made, just me.
Anyone else see that as a scam built into the software?

JohnGoes wrote:



When you bid you can also set your "max" bid.Everytime someone bids your max bid beats it til exhausted.His max may be $10.......just keep bumping it til you win.Losing a bid is a sign of weakness.
delta1
8 years ago
it's an auto-bid feature, which allows a bidder to set a higher amount, that is hidden, a maximum bid amount that he's willing to pay, but will only increase as others bid the price up in the established increments.

In your example, the person may have set $7 as his maximum, so if you bid $6 after seeing his bid at $5, the page will refresh automatically to show his name and his $7 bid. If you bid $8, you'll then have outbid his max bid and the page will refresh accordingly...hope this helps...


edit: Whistle types faster and thinks more quickly...
tonygraz
8 years ago
Just one of our active members outbidding you because you are not a regular poster. Losing is a sign of weakness and they are testing you.
ZRX1200
8 years ago
I WON, YOU LOST LOSER!
cacman
8 years ago
Isn't there a "membership level" that takes care of this?
frankj1
8 years ago

Isn't there a "membership level" that takes care of this?

cacman wrote:


chit stirring, Carl?
KingoftheCove
8 years ago

chit stirring, Carl?

frankj1 wrote:


Now see, that's the difference between Z, and the rest of us.
Z can just throw the "P" word around Willynilly.
Cacman, and the rest of have to make vague references to it, or we get tossed near the Cameroon landing zone.
:-k
Z's mommy plays favorites!
Salmoneye
8 years ago
OPie seriously needs to get out more...

frankj1
8 years ago

Now see, that's the difference between Z, and the rest of us.
Z can just throw the "P" word around Willynilly.
Cacman, and the rest of have to make vague references to it, or we get tossed near the Cameroon landing zone.
:-k
Z's mommy plays favorites!

KingoftheCove wrote:


you make a valid point!
ZRX1200
8 years ago
FREE CIGARS ON ALL CAMPING TRIPS!
frankj1
8 years ago
^^^

I always ask "what's the downside of the deal?"
Whistlebritches
8 years ago

^^^

I always ask "what's the downside of the deal?"

frankj1 wrote:



My guess is your face in a pillow
frankj1
8 years ago

My guess is your face in a pillow

Whistlebritches wrote:


I can't believe I actually like you!
Whistlebritches
8 years ago

I can't believe I actually like you!

frankj1 wrote:




LMAO
bikrtrsh
8 years ago
Is there a little bromance goin on?
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