restricting me

[josi7729-kqczhee]

why does the site restrict me from bidding after they tell me I'm outbid...and also when trying to put an offer in...as l can't put another higher bid in or offer as it doesn't let me...I'm confused with it as sometimes it tells me just to buy now..

[pixiesen2012 · Accepted solution]

new members are restricted to the number of bids they can make to stop them getting carried away.

you need to understand that ebay isn't like bricks and mortar auction houses where you bid against other people until there is an overall winner,

because ebay has a set finish time you are supposed to decide the maximum you are willing to pay, the absolute maximum, no t the 'I might bid higher' max,

you then place that as your bid and the auto bid system then bids for you until you either win the item or are outbid,

the highest bid will win, no matter when it was placed,

there is no need to place multiple bids.