Whats up with EBay?

monfoodoo · May 10th, 2008, 02:49 AM

I,m trying to bid on a Cobra LTD cb radio.I,ve found 5 to 7 that i have bid on,and as soon as i bid somebody immediately outbids me,on all of them.How can this be?It,s very fustrating.It's like somebody watching over my shoulder.

fattybrisket · May 10th, 2008, 03:35 AM

To cut down on sniping, they added a feature where you enter your maximum bid but it is only applied in small increments. For example, if the current high bid is $1 you can create a maximum bid of $5 but your initial bid will be $1.50 or something. If someone bids $2, your next bid of $2.50 is automatically applied until it hits $5.

Hope that wasn't too confusing.

Stuco · May 10th, 2008, 03:41 AM

You're going to be out bid until you bid higher than the highest bid.

BakersMan · May 10th, 2008, 09:22 AM

actually, I totally dig the "highest bid" option. Lets me set it, and forget it! Just got a nice Gretsch snare for way lower than my limit, and no need to lurk every second of the day.

smitty54017 · May 10th, 2008, 12:45 PM

I'm just glad to see that there's still a few of us CBer's left.

10-10 on the side.

monfoodoo · May 11th, 2008, 01:08 AM

Followed your advice and won.Thanks

May 10th, 2008, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
monfoodoo Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: baltimore,md Age: 53 Posts: 400	Whats up with EBay? I,m trying to bid on a Cobra LTD cb radio.I,ve found 5 to 7 that i have bid on,and as soon as i bid somebody immediately outbids me,on all of them.How can this be?It,s very fustrating.It's like somebody watching over my shoulder.

May 10th, 2008, 03:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 3,111	You're going to be out bid until you bid higher than the highest bid. __________________ -"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do" J. Garcia

May 10th, 2008, 12:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
smitty54017 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Richmond, WI Age: 36 Posts: 373	I'm just glad to see that there's still a few of us CBer's left. 10-10 on the side. __________________ ----------------------------------------------------- Happy cows (and Packer fans) come from Wisconsin!

May 10th, 2008, 03:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
fattybrisket TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA Age: 44 Posts: 75	To cut down on sniping, they added a feature where you enter your maximum bid but it is only applied in small increments. For example, if the current high bid is $1 you can create a maximum bid of $5 but your initial bid will be $1.50 or something. If someone bids $2, your next bid of $2.50 is automatically applied until it hits $5. Hope that wasn't too confusing.

May 10th, 2008, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
BakersMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Topsfield, MA Age: 31 Posts: 247	actually, I totally dig the "highest bid" option. Lets me set it, and forget it! Just got a nice Gretsch snare for way lower than my limit, and no need to lurk every second of the day.

May 11th, 2008, 01:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
monfoodoo Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: baltimore,md Age: 53 Posts: 400	Followed your advice and won.Thanks