[lace-chat] Bidding on ebay

2004-09-16 Thread Jean Nathan
Has anyone else noticed the change to bidding on ebay? Previously what people bid was kept secret until after the auction ended. Now, if you click on the number of bids, you can see how much bidders other than the highest bidder have bid during the auction. You still don't know what the maximum

[lace-chat] Bidding on ebay

2003-08-09 Thread Jean Nathan
When you place a bid on ebay, you bid the maximum that you're prepared to pay. For example if the starting price the seller wants is 4.99, and you're prepared to pay 10.99, then that's what you bid. If you're the first bidder, it will show you as the highest bidder at 4.99. Ebay keeps the rest of