Need some eBay expertise

[Maineman750]

Does anybody know how to view all bids on your own auction ? I ask because I have an item listed, starting price was $649, it shows 3 bids, but the price is still $649 ??????

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272410697057?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[onecent1909]

looks like it is the same person who increased his max bid
Just one person so the starting bid will not change till someone else bids on it

[Maineman750]

John...that makes sense....I knew there had to be an easy answer

[addictedtocoins]

That's a nice crossbow !

[Petespockets55]

looks like it is the same person who increased his max bid
Just one person so the starting bid will not change till someone else bids on it

Looks like some one really, really, really wants that bow.
They do this to intimidate other bidders and the hope is no one else will bid. Hopefully you get more bids. It is an impressive bow!

[uglycent]

That's a tactic I use when bidding, if your bid hits very close to theirs it shows yours is just above what they bid. So I will increase mine a few time just to confuse the situation.

[Maineman750]

Thanks guys....and I was just afraid there was a technical problem. I'm actually selling this for a friend.

[duece2seven]

On a side note I realized not long ago that even if you are the current high bidder, if you increase your max bid on top of your current high bid, it shows up as if you've made an additional bid even though you haven't yet. Hope that made sense? To be clear if your first bid makes you high bidder, then you increase your max bid on top of that, it will show others that you are on auto bid for at least the next increment even though the bid has not gone up yet. I don't understand this. What's the point of laying in the weeds hiding if everyone can see you? This hurts the sellers in my opinion by discouraging more early bids and encourages savvy buyers to wait and snipe on the end.

[Petespockets55]

This hurts the sellers in my opinion by discouraging more early bids and encourages savvy buyers to wait and snipe on the end.

Not necessarily. This can work both ways. It shows that the current high bidder actually sees much more value than the current bid. People that are interested in an auction and would like to actively follow but are not sure they really want to or can afford to win, will bid knowing that they will be out bid. That can increase the price for the seller also. The more people following an item means more potential for bids at the end. The final selling price is the ultimate indicator of which technique prevailed this time!

[Maineman750]

Whatever it was didn't hurt the auction...it's doing better than we expected considering archery season has already started

[jfines69]

Good luck with the auction... Love archery season... I got more deer with archery than I ever did with a gun!!!