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jro7369 · ‎03-02-2023

I was bidding on some things, the current price was about $75 below my max bid. At 12 hrs. to go in the bidding someone bod $1.01 higher than my max bid amount. then near the end of the bidding I bid it up one more time by about $4 and won the items. Question is does a seller see the maximum bid of the people that are doing the bidding, or is the max bid of a buyer only known to the person bidding? Thanks

cardxcraft · ‎03-02-2023

I haven't ran auctions in 3 years but I remember being able to see max bids. Regardless, as a buyer/bidder, I only bid near the end of an auction.

eunster1313 · ‎03-02-2023

@jro7369 wrote:
I was bidding on some things, the current price was about $75 below my max bid. At 12 hrs. to go in the bidding someone bod $1.01 higher than my max bid amount. then near the end of the bidding I bid it up one more time by about $4 and won the items. Question is does a seller see the maximum bid of the people that are doing the bidding, or is the max bid of a buyer only known to the person bidding? Thanks

When a bidder puts in a Max Bid only the bidder sees the Max Bid,
The seller and other bidders can't see it.

nobody*s_perfect · ‎03-02-2023

@jro7369 wrote: ... does a seller see the maximum bid of the people that are doing the bidding, or is the max bid of a buyer only known to the person bidding? Thanks

Only the bidder themselves can see their maximum bid -- until it is outbid or tied.

There's no reason for eBay to show the seller the full amount of a bid. If a seller could see the amount of a bidder's full proxy bid, too many sellers would succumb to the temptation to shill bid.

luckythewinner · ‎03-02-2023

@jro7369 wrote:
Question is does a seller see the maximum bid of the people that are doing the bidding, or is the max bid of a buyer only known to the person bidding? Thanks

No one besides you can see your maximum bid unless someone outbids your maximum.

lamber9347 · ‎03-02-2023

Also chiming in to say no one can see what your maximum bet is except for you....

janet9988 · ‎03-02-2023

@cardxcraft wrote:
I haven't ran auctions in 3 years but I remember being able to see max bids. Regardless, as a buyer/bidder, I only bid near the end of an auction.

NO ONE can see a bidders hidden max bid. Only the bidder themself.

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soh.maryl · ‎03-02-2023

A seller does not see the max bid of the person doing the bidding until it becomes an active bid, then everyone can see it.

simba6 · ‎03-02-2023

Nope they don't see your max bid. Also, the bidders max bid is not shown. So they could have bid a lot more and only the amount needed to win is shown.