That makes some sense. However, when I was bidding in this auction, I was actually noted as the high bidder on one lot for several hours and then I receive a notification that I was outbid by $1.00! That simply shouldn't happen. On a different lot, I was the high bidder throughout and then near the end of the auction one bid came in, and I was outbid by $8 and lost. Absolutely not acceptable and this needs to be corrected asap.
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Originally Posted by swarmee
So look at what likely happened: On the Bradley, the current bid from your competitor was an entered Max Bid $766 when the 10% increment you placed got you to $764. The original bidder retained the lead with a new current bid of $766. You would have to increase the new bid $77 to take the lead again. But you could enter a max bid of $80 and force your next competitor to outbid you by $85.
Seems like an Easter Egg that allows you to pre-bid the next increment under the Max Bid procedure. Now that you know it exists, use it to your advantage.
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