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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 312058, member: 5833&quot;]Bids show up virtually instantaneously, unless the Internet connection is unusually slow.&nbsp; However, you can find yourself outbid the instant you put in your bid since an earlier bid can be higher than yours without that being evident until the bid is challenged.&nbsp; The automated system will show the max bid if it is matched or exceeded, but will show only the minimum needed to stay in the lead if the top bid exceeds the second place bid by more than the required increment.&nbsp; The bidding history is on this page (as of writing 28 bids from 21 individuals):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/292355209932?item=292355209932&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2565" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/292355209932?item=292355209932&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2565" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/292355209932?item=292355209932&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2565</a></p><p><br /></p><p>See a newcomer has joined in, is that you? If the bid entered was for $100, only the $97.02 needed to beat previous high bid of $96.02 is shown.&nbsp; The max won&#039;t be revealed until someone else bids at least $99, since the minimum increment at this level is $1.&nbsp; The eBay system works like having given someone authority to bid for you at a live auction in increments set by auctioneer, up to a specified limit.&nbsp; It only bids for you the minimum needed to win &amp; only reaches your max bid if that&#039;s what it takes.&nbsp; If bidding goes past your max you need to bid again to stay in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have mentioned elsewhere that the cameo market has become very unpredictable; my ability to prognosticate is not what it once was.&nbsp; I can confidently predict that there will be a flurry of bids in the several seconds before the end.&nbsp; If any bidder has given a very high limit to a sniping service, that is going to take it.&nbsp; If you&#039;re bidding manually, you can&#039;t beat if for speed, only for amount.&nbsp; It&#039;s best to decide what your max is &amp; bid it as close to auction end as you can.&nbsp; The more in advance you bid, the more opportunity you give other bidders to get around you.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m watching this one from the sidelines.&nbsp; I have shown my latest splurge in the thread about what we&#039;ve bought ourselves for Christmas.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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