[Throttleman]

So myself and a few others were bidding on a lot of very reasonably priced ammo.

I entered the "buy it now" price the guy wanted, prior to the end of the auction. I did not click the buy it now icon.

Ten minutes later, prior to the end of auction a guy enters the same buy it now amount and he hits the buy it now button.

Guess who won the auction? The buy it now guy, even though I entered the same amount, ten minutes prior to end of auction, the other guy won.

I protested to GB and learned the hard way. I lost the auction.

Lesson learned, if the price is right, buy it now.

 

[bigdummy30]

In our next lesson , " grass is green":homer:

 

[Aces'n'8s]

Welcome to online auctions.

 

[total newb]

you didnt lose the auction, the other buyer showed up with the $$ first.

 

[72blazer]

Wow WTF :homer:

 

[TheRedHorseman]

Did you hear about these people on Ebay who bid at the absolute last second to snag things? CRAZY!

 

[Throttleman]

Actually no. I bid the asking price 10 minutes prior to the end of auction. Never knew how the buy now option worked. I guess I do now.

 

[Weasel]

you mean if I just add something to my cart on Amazon and don't click the checkout button they won't send it to me?

 

[IEATRKS84]

What? Really?

 

[88mitsu]

Well he chose to BUY IT NOW and you didn't.


:flipoff2:

 

[Throttleman]

you mean if I just add something to my cart on Amazon and don't click the checkout button they won't send it to me?

I clicked on bid. Its OK guys, no big deal, live and learn. Go back to your keyboards now.

 

[ShaggyAnt]

There is a little bubble with a question mark next to the buy it now button. Clicking that gives you an exact description of the rules regarding buy it now.

 

[78bronco460]

Just curious, if you bid $5 more than the "Buy it Now" price, would the other guy have won the auction at the "Buy it Now" price?

 

[thedonn007]

Just curious, if you bid $5 more than the "Buy it Now" price, would the other guy have won the auction at the "Buy it Now" price?

No, the buy it now price should have gone away when he bid the same price as the buy it now.

 

[RogerRonas]

So you can bid a penny more than BIN and lose the BIN option. But you don't own it until end of auction and someone else can bid more.

 

[rockmup]

No, the buy it now price should have gone away when he bid the same price as the buy it now.

Not at all.

So you can bid a penny more than BIN and lose the BIN option. But you don't own it until end of auction and someone else can bid more.

BIN stops the auction. The item is sold. That is the sellers price to take it.

Bidding is bidding. You can bid 1 cent more than the BIN or 100, doesn't matter. The auction will continue until the time has run out or the BIN option has been used.

 

[Citzen_Hawk]

next up we learn that we can email/pm the seller to see if they have multiple lots

 

[Landslide]

Actually no. I bid the asking price 10 minutes prior to the end of auction. Never knew how the buy now option worked. I guess I do now.

If you would've put .10 more then the buy it now, it probably would've removed it.

 

[Landslide]

Not at all.





BIN stops the auction. The item is sold. That is the sellers price to take it.

Bidding is bidding. You can bid 1 cent more than the BIN or 100, doesn't matter. The auction will continue until the time has run out or the BIN option has been used.

Not sure about that. I think it disappears once bid $ is higher then BIN.

 

[Landslide]

And, why the fawk would you bid the same $ as BIN option? Just buy it. :shaking: