Has onyone else noticed that you can now view auction amounts (Bid history) BEFORE the auction ends...even if your not the seller, high bidder, signed in etc.?

Did I miss something, when did this change?

On two auction I'm currently bidding on, I now know what the high bidders bid actually is!!!

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That happened a while ago. You don't know the highest bidder's bid though. I is usually higher than what you see.

You're only seeing the "loosing" bidders' high bid. You'll never see the "winning" biders high bid.

MICYOU03
That happened a while ago. You don't know the highest bidder's bid though. I is usually higher than what you see.

Usually, agreed but not always. For example, We know that if an item is over $100 the minimium bid must be at least US $1.00, but if I'm outbid by .59¢ (US $100.59) I then know the users maximium bid as the only way to get a less then minimium bid is in this manner. (Did that make since?)

CAR GUY
You're only seeing the "loosing" bidders' high bid. You'll never see the "winning" biders high bid.

The auction is still in progress, I shouldn't see anyone's bid!


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The winning bidder's bid would be equal to the current auction price anyway.

I agree we shouldn't see the other bidders' bids. There is no need for everyone to see that. It only serves to corupt the auctions. If I will bid say $10.49 for a common item then shills on similar auctions have a good idea of what my bid is.

I think they figured that it doesn't matter what someone's high bid was once they've been outbid... that's what I'd guess anyway...

--rick

I think they figured that it doesn't matter what someone's high bid was once they've been outbid... that's what I'd guess anyway...

--rick


It does though. Everyone can see how much I am willing to bid for something and it interferes with me possibly getting a better deal. Next time.

They are not showing how high you will go.They are showing bid history.If you place a bid of $30 on an item that is at currently at $10, it will show your high bid as $10.49.It does not show how high you will go. This is the way it was explained to me by the Big E.

If I decide that I will pay $15.65 for a particular item, say a black Cougar. And I get outbid on one, but there is another one up for auction and I decide to bid on that one, everyone will have a good idea that I will bid $15.65 on that one too. This puts me at a disadvantage.

If I decide that I will pay $15.65 for a particular item, say a black Cougar. And I get outbid on one, but there is another one up for auction and I decide to bid on that one, everyone will have a good idea that I will bid $15.65 on that one too. This puts me at a disadvantage.

Not to mention it lets others know a better value of the item prior to the auction ending so I could in theory list an item as BIN for less money then an auction currently taking place and (in theory) steel your bidders. I think it will also make more folks bid last minute rather then just bidding there max right up front so that less folks see there bid….less competition.

All in all I think it will raise the bid prices a little, which of course benefits only one entity………..eBay!

All in all, I think it sucks!

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You just have to play it.
Say the current bid on a widget is $50.
And the increment that the bids go up is 50 cents.
You want to find the other guys limit?
Bid $50.55. Ebay will raise it by the 50 cent increment to $51.05.
Keep bidding in 50 cent increments until the high bidders bid is less than 45 cents from your last bid.
Your next 50 cent bid would make you high bidder and send a warning to the high bidder that he (or she) has been out bid. So you stand pat until close to the end of the auction. (Of course most action seems to happen in the last 10 minutes anyway...) Does this work for me? No... Unless it is an auction that ends at 2:30 am and sane people are asleep...
Unfortunatly now everyone can see what you are trying to do by viewing the bidding history.

I have seen that in the bid history, Noddaz. At the time I saw it, I thought the .50 or 1.00 bidder was being extremely cheap or he did not know what he was doing.
Why raise it .50 twentyfive times? Slap your 12.50 on top of the high bid and see what happens, eh?! Either you want an item more than the next guy or you don't.
If 12.50 above high bid wasn't enough and you still want an item, put some more on.
If you don't want it anymore, there will be another one along in just a few minutes.(or days).
I don't think the sellers really care what others bid. They look at the last 2 bidders if they really care. The guy who didn't win was a dollar or two cheaper than the winner anyway, eh? If they start an item too high, it just won't sell. Period.

I like the live auction feel by bidding in the last minutes. If it ends at 2 am, I use the auction ending time to help determine how much I really want an item. For every bidder out there, there is a method. Mine works for me and I stick with it.