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Old July 30th, 2004, 02:56 PM
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Default Re: Ebay etiquette?

You should understand that the bidding is automatic. The machine will go back and forth doing .25 bid raises up to each persons high limit. So if you set your high bid at $25 and the other guy sets his at $12, all you will bid is $12.25 but if his is $25 and yours is $12 then even if you jump your bid to $13 at the Last minute then "he" will still outbid you until his $25 dollar limit.

(hint: never set your limit to a flat dollar amount. Most people do that. Always go with X.25 or X.75 as your high limit)
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