Bids changed.

[barrie*61]

I noticed that the highest bid is what is now paid for a winning item. Previously it was the penultimate amount that was paid.

How long has this been going on ?? 

[**peaseblossom**]

Why would the underbidder pay?   Sorry that doesn't make sense.   It's always been the highest bidder. 

[barrie*61]

Up till now I used to pay the previous bid amount.( plus P+P) I discovered that my high bid amount was now the selling price. Rather an unpleasant surprise. 

[**peaseblossom**]

So your maximum bid amount was the winning bid.   That is going to happen sometimes.

[*vyolla*]

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@barrie*61 wrote:

Up till now I used to pay the previous bid amount.( plus P+P) I discovered that my high bid amount was now the selling price. Rather an unpleasant surprise. 

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Do you want to provide a listing number where this has happened and we'll be happy to take a look for you.

[red_magpie]

I used to pay the previous bid amount.( plus P+P)

No, you didn't. The winning bid is and always was one bid increment above the previous bid. (But sometimes with rather complicated variations depending upon the timing of bids.)

P+P doesn't come into it. However bidding can now sometimes be affected by the buyer protection fee.

You can find an explanation of eBay's automatic bidding system here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/bidding/automatic-bidding?id=4014&st=3&pos=1&query=Automatic%20bi...