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How does Fleabay work ?
May 10, 2015 at 10:15 pm
OK,
lets say I am bidding on a gin-u-wine certified Joseph Smith brand Seer Stone, and I see the Buy it Now price is $100. The auction ends in a few minutes, and the price is currently $25.00
I bid $30.00, I'm the high bidder and I then enter a maximum bid of $60.00.
I refresh the screen and see :
current bid 30.00 bid more than $60.50.
2 seconds before the auction closes, a bid is made and accepted for 58.00. My max bid is more than that, so I get hit for $58.50.
How does somebody enter a bid LESS than $60.50 on me ??
I am blaming Jesus right now, but would like the name of some pissant at Ebay instead.
Thank you.
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RE: How does Fleabay work ?
May 10, 2015 at 10:34 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2015 at 10:36 pm by IATIA.)
eBay acts as a proxy.
If you enter a max bid of $60 and the auction is at $20, eBay will bid $20.50 for you. They will keep outbidding everyone by $0.50 until the auction is over or your max bid is reached. No one sees your $60 max but you and eBay.
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RE: How does Fleabay work ?
May 11, 2015 at 12:03 am
(This post was last modified: May 11, 2015 at 12:07 am by IATIA.)
(May 10, 2015 at 10:38 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Ah ha!
That $60 is for me if I want to raise.
Once you set your max, eBay is your proxy. You are no longer in control.
(May 10, 2015 at 10:38 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Now, what the fuck do I do with a GODDAMN seer stone ??
Sell it on eBay!
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RE: How does Fleabay work ?
May 11, 2015 at 12:09 am
How does Ebay work?
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RE: How does Fleabay work ?
May 11, 2015 at 12:25 am
I don't even bother with auctions on eBay any longer. I just sort the search by "Buy It Now" and find one in the price range I'm willing to pay that in an acceptable condition. The place really is becoming the five and dime/junk store of the internet.
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