Auction bidding | Buying

hindsight1985 · 2026-04-08T11:57:50.559000Z

I want to warn other eBbay users about something that isn’t explained clearly in their system.If you are the highest bidder in an auction and you increase your maximum bid, eBay can raise the final price even if nobody else places a new bid.This happens because eBay uses your new maximum to beat the other bidders hidden maximum.So even though eBay says you can’t bid against yourself the system can still increase the price based on a bid the other person placed earlier.In my case both bidders had a maximum of £330. I placed my bid first hours before the other bidder placed theirs.So I was winning at £330. When I increased my maximum to £340 eBay immediately raised the price to £340 even though the other bidder didn’t place a new bid. I wasn’t warned this would happen.The system works as designed , but it’s not explained clearly, and can make you pay more than you expected.If your already the highest bidder think twice before increasing your max as it may raise the final price without anyone else bidding.

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