What's up with eBay bid increments right now?

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

Ok ... have I lost my mind? Did they make a change?

As I have always known it and current eBay policy pages show the following bid increment schedule:

I'm looking at and bidding on a handful of auctions that are below $25 (should be 50c increment) and some below $5 (should be 25c increment) and they are forcing $1 increments!?!? WHATS UP MAN!?!?

Example auctions -- look at what it would take for you to place a bid and/or look at bid history

https://www.ebay.com/itm/316489526831

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267184752246

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267184748861

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267184745358

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

Ok ... update ... bidding on my laptop shows I need to do the $1 increments and will actually accept and place a bid of a $1 higher increment, but using phone app the bid increments are normal... ODD

[lacemaker3]

@ajs_coins_and_alchemy 

I am seeing the expected 25¢ and 50¢ bid increments on all those auctions, using a laptop with WIN11 and FireFox.

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

@lacemaker3 

Windows 11 & Chrome

Here is a pic of trying to place a bid, note $1 increment. Some of those auctions i placed bids, you should see $1 bid increment in bid history.

[wastingtime101]

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@ajs_coins_and_alchemy wrote:

bidding on my laptop shows I need to do the $1 increments and will actually accept and place a bid of a $1 higher increment

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Is it possible you're misinterpreting the "suggested" bid amounts at the top (blue buttons) and neglecting the "required" minimum bid amount underneath the text box?

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

@wastingtime101 

I wish I was misinterpretting something .... see recent reply w/ pic proof.

P.S., we are showing photo from same auction. Your system showing 25c increment, my system showing $1 increment. My phone showing proper 25c increment.

ETA:

[wastingtime101]

If you try a browser other than Chrome, is the error replicated?

If you enter $2.50 in the box, does the bid button turn blue or stay gray?

@ajs_coins_and_alchemy 

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

If you try a browser other than Chrome, is the error replicated?

If you enter $2.50 in the box, does the bid button turn blue or stay gray?

@ajs_coins_and_alchemy 

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@wastingtime101 

$2.50 gray, $3.24 gray, $3.25 blue.

Chrome -- $3.25

Microsoft Edge -- $3.25

(Just downloaded Firefox for this test) --- Firefox $3.25

[wastingtime101]

That's pretty odd. My advice for right now:

1. Click the ? icon on the lower right corner of the listing page to report the problem.

2. Use your phone to bid for now until this is fixed.

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

That's pretty odd. My advice for right now:

1. Click the ? icon on the lower right corner of the listing page to report the problem.

2. Use your phone to bid for now until this is fixed.

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1. Going to do that now

2. Frustrating as heck but already ahead of you. You know I bid to flip, I've got over 100 auctions to go through tonight. I have dual screen setup on my laptop, I research on one screen and bid on another and take notes in watchlist... toggling bid on phone & research on laptop is a pain and also take notes on another screen even worse. Ugh -- ruining my system 😛

I am literally baffled by this bid increment issue though, this is literally nutty. I looked at bid history on phone and it did accept and place my $1 increment bids, so it's not just a display error, it's (potentially) forcing me to pay 75c more than I could theoretically pay if the bid increment was properly 25c and I win ... we're talking pennies here but that is a real issue if it's truly forcing a higher bid increment against policy.

[wastingtime101]

Yeah, that's gotta be annoying. In your shoes I'd use the ? to file a tech report every day until it's fixed.

Keep an eye out for others having the same problem - if you see more reports tell them to use the ?, too. More people reporting, higher it goes up the fix list.

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

@wastingtime101 

I'm a Concierge Member w/ Customer Service .... you think that a direct report to CS could wiggle it's way to the right people? 

I may try that too. Already submitted a ? report.

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

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@ajs_coins_and_alchemy wrote:

@wastingtime101 

I'm a Concierge Member w/ Customer Service .... you think that a direct report to CS could wiggle it's way to the right people? 

I may try that too. Already submitted a ? report.

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Submitted a detailed  '?' report & e-mailed CS a detailed message accounting for the multiple glitches. Will wait and see.

[roccotacodad54]

   Wht not just put in your max bid and let it be? Check it later and see if you won or not.

[nobody*s_perfect]

Maybe their max bid is less than the mistaken required increment.