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Alright, I'm bidding on an item and it says I haven't reached the reserve price. But is that calculated by how much you bid or the current price of the item. Just wondering because the current price & 'reserve not reached' writing is in the same colour which usually means there connected.
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nickdagamemaster wrote:
> Your Honour wrote:
> It's current price.
>
> If the reserve is £10, and you put in £11 as your
> highest
> bid, but due to low interest it only goes up to, say, 8 quid (still
> with me?) then you won't be able to buy it. Unless you and the
> seller
> come to an arrangement.
>
> ^^ correct.
Surely not. That'd be really unfair if someone had bid over the reserve, i think my description is right...
> Your Honour wrote:
> It's current price.
>
> If the reserve is £10, and you put in £11 as your
> highest
> bid, but due to low interest it only goes up to, say, 8 quid (still
> with me?) then you won't be able to buy it. Unless you and the
> seller
> come to an arrangement.
>
> ^^ correct.
Surely not. That'd be really unfair if someone had bid over the reserve, i think my description is right...
Your Honour wrote:
> It's current price.
>
> If the reserve is £10, and you put in £11 as your highest
> bid, but due to low interest it only goes up to, say, 8 quid (still
> with me?) then you won't be able to buy it. Unless you and the seller
> come to an arrangement.
^^ correct.
> It's current price.
>
> If the reserve is £10, and you put in £11 as your highest
> bid, but due to low interest it only goes up to, say, 8 quid (still
> with me?) then you won't be able to buy it. Unless you and the seller
> come to an arrangement.
^^ correct.
munn wrote:
> Well, how much do you use eBay, if it's not often, put in an insane
> bid which will show you the reserve, then go to "retract
> bid" saying you put in an extra 0 by accident or something.
Never done that. Honestly I only bother to bid when 'unpopular items' come on cos everything else goes for over it's value
> Well, how much do you use eBay, if it's not often, put in an insane
> bid which will show you the reserve, then go to "retract
> bid" saying you put in an extra 0 by accident or something.
Never done that. Honestly I only bother to bid when 'unpopular items' come on cos everything else goes for over it's value
Well, how much do you use eBay, if it's not often, put in an insane bid which will show you the reserve, then go to "retract bid" saying you put in an extra 0 by accident or something.
munn wrote:
> Yeah, i was goign to put in teh minimum bid possible and see what
> happened, because if the starting price is only 99p, then it'll only
> be something like 1.10 I'd have to pu tin, and if it hasn't yet met
> the reserve, then it's not going to raise the price for you anyway.
When I sign out it says 1.04 for the next bid which would point towards the reserve not being met. When I asked the person how much the reserve was he said 'half the retail value'. When these haven't been made in years and are imported it isn't much help
> Yeah, i was goign to put in teh minimum bid possible and see what
> happened, because if the starting price is only 99p, then it'll only
> be something like 1.10 I'd have to pu tin, and if it hasn't yet met
> the reserve, then it's not going to raise the price for you anyway.
When I sign out it says 1.04 for the next bid which would point towards the reserve not being met. When I asked the person how much the reserve was he said 'half the retail value'. When these haven't been made in years and are imported it isn't much help
Yeah, i was goign to put in teh minimum bid possible and see what happened, because if the starting price is only 99p, then it'll only be something like 1.10 I'd have to pu tin, and if it hasn't yet met the reserve, then it's not going to raise the price for you anyway.
munn wrote:
> That's odd.
> Can you link me?
I think the system may be screwin' up cos I don't want to put in an insane amount incase the reserve is low but with no other bidders the price isn't rising, hence you can't really tell whats going on
> That's odd.
> Can you link me?
I think the system may be screwin' up cos I don't want to put in an insane amount incase the reserve is low but with no other bidders the price isn't rising, hence you can't really tell whats going on
It's been a long tiem since I bought anything from an auction - I tend to just "Buy It Now", so i've probably forgotten something.
That's odd.
Can you link me?
Can you link me?
munn wrote:
> In fact, as far as I know, if you put in any maximum bid that's belwo
> the reserve, ti should automically make the next minimum bid more
> than your maximum, so if you put in 20 and the reserve is 30, the
> current price will go to 20, and the next minimum bid will be 21 or
> whatever.
That's not happening. I put in a bid of 99p, £10, £20 and it's still on 99p.
Btw: I'm trying to beat the reserve, there is no other interest
> In fact, as far as I know, if you put in any maximum bid that's belwo
> the reserve, ti should automically make the next minimum bid more
> than your maximum, so if you put in 20 and the reserve is 30, the
> current price will go to 20, and the next minimum bid will be 21 or
> whatever.
That's not happening. I put in a bid of 99p, £10, £20 and it's still on 99p.
Btw: I'm trying to beat the reserve, there is no other interest
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