Interesting and coincidental bidding patterns......

[whiteymet]

Hi Guys:

Take a look at this bidding list and tell me if you can make sense of the times. Not saying anything is fishy.

I have no problem at the top with my bids. I understand someone put in a max bid that I did not top thus the auto update of his bids.

Where I am confused is for example on June 1 at 8:43:54 AM EST someone bids $1477 and the same time it then goes to another $1477 because someone had bid that already. But then again AT THE SAME TIME it is bumped up to $1625 the next bidding increment. In all other auctions I know the first bidder gets it when there are identical bids. It seems here that the original bidder is bumped up to the next increment even though he has only been "tied". Should this be the case? Or am I reading this wrong? There are other examples on May 26 and 28.

Or could it be a bidder is going up two increments and the system bids the first increment, and when it is matched then jumps up to the next increment??? Maybe I just answered my own question, but am interested in others take on this.

$2933.00 Thursday June 2, 2016 1:29:18 AM EST
$2666.00 Thursday June 2, 2016 1:29:18 AM EST * Your Bid
$2423.00 Thursday June 2, 2016 1:28:09 AM EST
$2202.00 Thursday June 2, 2016 1:28:09 AM EST * Your Bid
$1967.00 Wednesday June 1, 2016 11:47:36 AM EST
$1788.00 Wednesday June 1, 2016 11:47:36 AM EST * Your Bid
$1625.00 Wednesday June 1, 2016 8:43:54 AM EST
$1477.00 Wednesday June 1, 2016 8:43:54 AM EST
$1477.00 Wednesday June 1, 2016 8:43:54 AM EST
$1220.00 Wednesday June 1, 2016 2:03:41 AM EST
$1082.00 Tuesday May 31, 2016 12:48:17 AM EST
$983.00 Saturday May 28, 2016 5:24:15 PM EST
$924.00 Saturday May 28, 2016 5:24:15 PM EST
$924.00 Saturday May 28, 2016 5:24:15 PM EST
$630.00 Thursday May 26, 2016 8:07:32 AM EST
$572.00 Thursday May 26, 2016 2:02:27 AM EST
$520.00 Thursday May 26, 2016 2:02:27 AM EST
$520.00 Thursday May 26, 2016 2:02:27 AM EST
$240.00 Sunday May 22, 2016 1:35:40 PM EST
$218.00 Monday May 16, 2016 2:15:05 PM EST
$198.00 Friday May 13, 2016 9:15:19 PM EST
$180.00 Monday May 9, 2016 8:00:28 PM EST