It up's it to the reserve price if you bid that high. Your $380 bid is still below reserve. So they simply put your bid up high enough to outst the highest bidder (if any) or until the person who is on it outbids you. But the reserve stays hidden until someone reaches it.
ppro > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tom > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 5:46 PM > To: pdml > Subject: OT: Confused by Ebay > > > > While we're talkin' ebay... > > There's an item I want, and it was at $280. I bid ~$380. I get a screen > telling me I'm the high bidder, but I haven't met the reserve price yet. > My bid sits at $300. > > Huh? > > I thought ebay would automatically up a bid to the reserve price. It > says right here: > > http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/g-reserve-auction.html > > "If a bidder's maximum bid meets or exceeds the reserve, the bid will be > automatically raised to meet the reserve. " > > And yet, there my bid sits, $80 under my max, $5 over the other bidder, > $X under the reserve. > > I'm confused... > > tv > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
