Ebay question

[Aquarius]

How does someone who bids on Ebay have multiple of the same bid without raising the auction price. One has the same amount entered 5 times before they won the auction. Thanks

[Rainbow Brite]

The price doesn't go up because they're only bidding against themselves unless someone else bids. Here's an example...

- I bid $5.00 for an item on Monday. The item ends on Wednesday.
- I get a check in the mail, so can now afford to spend more money. I worry that someone could easily beat my $5.00 bid, so I bid again, raising my highest bid to $10.00
- I have a dream that someone else wins the auction, which makes me realize how badly I want the item. The next morning I raise my bid to $20.00, just in case.
- Wednesday comes, nobody else ever placed a bid, so I win it for the original amount.

Placing multiple bids is typically just someone realizing they should've bid more and doing so.

Does that make sense?

[SunSpire]

you dream about your auctions then?

"SunSpire"

[FanChan]

Who doesn't? xD

[Rainbow Brite]

you dream about your auctions then?

It was just a hypothetical example...lol. But I wouldn't put it past myself

[Aquarius]

The price doesn't go up because they're only bidding against themselves unless someone else bids. Here's an example...

- I bid $5.00 for an item on Monday. The item ends on Wednesday.
- I get a check in the mail, so can now afford to spend more money. I worry that someone could easily beat my $5.00 bid, so I bid again, raising my highest bid to $10.00
- I have a dream that someone else wins the auction, which makes me realize how badly I want the item. The next morning I raise my bid to $20.00, just in case.
- Wednesday comes, nobody else ever placed a bid, so I win it for the original amount.

Placing multiple bids is typically just someone realizing they should've bid more and doing so.

Does that make sense?

OK, I see. Thank you very much!

[Rainbow Brite UK]

I've heard of people using "Sniper" software. It's a program that bids on your auctions at the last second so others don't see what your bids are. I don't use it, personaly. But it sounds interesting.