Max bids on auction house sites

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Posted By: Aaron

I had never placed max bids on the major auctions until last week and had good experiences with both.

I had to go to USC/UCLA basketball game on Thursday night just before Mastro's Collector Classic's extended time ended and went into the individual lot 15-minute rule period. I placed a bid with an automatic max bid two increments higher in case someone bid while I was at the game.

I cam back fully expecting to have either lost the item or won it at my max bid, but was pleasantly surprised to discover I had won the lot at my original bid price.

I also used a max bid on a lot in Lelands "Fredo" auction Sunday night that was several increments higher than my original high bid that I won with. Although this auction had the same closing time rules as E-Bay, so my bid went in with only about two minutes left in the auction.