Can you be outbid with the exact same amount bid on an auction

[sky_dakini]

I recently bid onItem number: 233962682439

Can you be outbid with the exact same amount bid on an auction normally if im 50p less it will say you lost by this amount but its never the same amount or it will ask you to better your offer which this did not do. 

[tobiasd4 · Accepted solution]

Winning bidder put same amount as you before you did, so they win, 

if you look at bids, they also bid 2 more times with higher amounts (won't go above £422 as no one else put higher bid in).

[sky_dakini · Accepted solution]

except in the rules of auction it says someone must bid higher not exact same amount or have the rules changed

[sky_dakini · Accepted solution]

In an auction-style listing, sellers name a starting price and you bid against other ... When the listing ends, the highest bidder wins the auction and pays for the item

[sky_dakini · Accepted solution]

3***9(1077feedback score: 1077) £422.00 17 Apr 2021 at 8:21:02pm BST 3***9(1077feedback score: 1077) £422.00 17 Apr 2021 at 8:20:25pm BST sky_dakini(121feedback score: 121) £422.00 17 Apr 2021 at 8:21:39pm BST 2***m(123feedback score: 123) £400.00 17 Apr 2021 at 8:15:51pm BST

[sky_dakini · Accepted solution]

looking at the times i was the last bidder so i dont understand why it accept my bid if the other person bidded 20 seconds earlier normally it would say out bid

[sky_dakini · Accepted solution]

i also do not no how there bid can be the same as mine if i bidded last

[61stephenuk]

If you look at the automatic bids you will see they placed their bid earlier than you by 37 seconds.

[sky_dakini]

but can you be outbid by the exact same amount normally if you bid an amount they must bid higher

[tobiasd4]

As said, if you both bid same amount, 1st bid wins.

[pixiesen2012]

you have to bid at least one increment higher than the bid showing at the time, but when someone has placed a maximum bid this isn't always the highest amount bid and if you bid the same amount the person who bid first wins.

[sky_dakini]

But more interesting is now after the end of sale there is a new listing from the same seller with exactly the same item so considering it sold it didnt sell or this ebay user has more than one account to push up the price