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If I am the high bidder on a item but want to raise my max amount , will that raise my bid?
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If I am the high bidder on a item but want to raise my max amount , will that raise my bid?
eburtonlab
Mentor3 years agoGenerally, no. Or not by much, if anything.
The current bid amount -- the amount the high bidder would win at and pay if there are no further bids -- is typically set by the second highest bidder's maximum bid amount, or the reserve (if there is a reserve).
If there is no reserve, the high bidder will pay up to one bid increment above the second highest bidder's maximum bid amount, regardless of how high the winner actually bids. If the high bidder's maximum bid is less than a full increment above the second highest bidder's maximum, the high bidder would pay the high bidder's maximum bid amount. In that case, bidding again may raise the bid amount to the full increment above the second highest bidder's maximum.
If the reserve has not been met, bidding higher may raise the bid amount to the reserve amount if the bid exceeds the reserve, but otherwise if the reserve is not met, there is no sale.
https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/bidding/automatic-bidding?id=4014