Jim Hackett wrote:
Item # 6556845727

How can an auction start at $1, have 6 bids, all by the same person for $1
and the high bid STILL be $1???

Can anyone splain this?




Only one bidder, his opening bid stands until there is another bidder.

"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
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Item # 6556845727

How can an auction start at $1, have 6 bids, all by the same person for $1
and the high bid STILL be $1???

Can anyone splain this?

I can field this one (having had the same thing happen).

Opening bid is $1. You bid $1.. later, you decide to up the bid to say, $3,
so you do. The bid still stays at $1 because no one has bid against you. You
keep thinking... maybe I'll bid a bit more.. so you go to $5, $8, $10... so
your max bid goes up, but the current bid still stays at $1. But your new
bids show up as new bids in the bidding list.

Thanks, Mark and Brenda. This just made no sense to me as I hadn't ever
seen this "ploy" before...



"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
nk.net...
Item # 6556845727

How can an auction start at $1, have 6 bids, all by the same person for
$1
and the high bid STILL be $1???

Can anyone splain this?

I can field this one (having had the same thing happen).

Opening bid is $1. You bid $1.. later, you decide to up the bid to say,
$3,
so you do. The bid still stays at $1 because no one has bid against you.
You
keep thinking... maybe I'll bid a bit more.. so you go to $5, $8, $10...
so
your max bid goes up, but the current bid still stays at $1. But your new
bids show up as new bids in the bidding list.

Jim Hackett wrote:
Item # 6556845727

How can an auction start at $1, have 6 bids, all by the same person for $1
and the high bid STILL be $1???

Can anyone splain this?

It could be a bidder rethinking his bid several times as others have
mentioned. It could also be a game the bidder is trying to play with
other potential bidders. By making it seem that he has bid the radio
way up, it may drive off potential bidders. Just put your max bid in
and see what happens.

JH,

John S. - My Example was for a Single Bidder
with several Ladder Bids and a Reserve Price.

RHF wrote:
John S. - My Example was for a Single Bidder
with several Ladder Bids and a Reserve Price.
.
go ebay - bid high and bid often ~ RHF
. . . . .

My point is that the last bid you place is the controlling number - you
will be bid up to that amount automatically by the proxy system on
Ebay. Whether you enter your high price as a series of sequential
small bids or one large one is irrelevant. The result and displayed
bid price will be the same.

Jim Hackett wrote:
Item # 6556845727

How can an auction start at $1, have 6 bids, all by the same person for $1
and the high bid STILL be $1???

Can anyone splain this?

He's fishing for the reserve price. He's not trying to "bluff" anyone.