Winning bid over my own bid? | Buying

elgato963 · 2026-01-30T22:52:16.345000Z

Has anyone encountered where your last bid was over you own previous bid? As an example, I had a bid of $150.01 on an item. About 20 minutes before the auction ended I decided to up my previous bid, so I placed a bid of $175.01. The highest bid from another seller was $150.00. So, wouldn't that mean that my original bid of $150.01 is the winning bid? However, when the auction ended, the winning bid was at $152.50. Wondering why the increment when my original bid of $150.01 was higher than the next highest bid of $150.00. If I didn't put in another bid at $175.01, that would have meant I would have won the auction at $150.01 (highest bid placed). However, because I placed a higher bid the system took into account the increment. Very odd. I wonder how often this happens and if people if notice?

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