This is New - Bid Amounts Are Showing

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I wonder if this is a new feature or a programming error?

If you look at an existing item with bids and click on the bid history (even though the item has not closed), it will now show not only the userid's of the existing bidders, but also the bid amount.

In the past, the bid amounts were not disclosed until the item closed.....

Any idea if this is an error or how it will appear from here on... Actually I don't see the problem with disclosing the bid amounts prior to the close of the item. If you were to attend a live auction, you would know what bidders had bid up to that point, so why not on Ebay. (It just shows up to the current listed bid, so it doesn't disclose outstanding proxy bids above the existing high bid).

Jeff

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Evidently it is an Ebay enhancement....

You can read about it by clicking below...

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jsp?forum=110&thread=410253974&ssPageName=CMDV:AB

Don't want to click on the url.... no problem, here is what it says....

Hi everyone,

I am posting this on behalf of our product team, so that they have a spot to gather feedback from members about this change. They will be stopping by whenever they can to read your comments and gather feedback.

The copy of the AB post is below.

Thanks in advance for your comments!

Regards,
Zigmund

***Bid History Page Enhancements***

To increase the transparency of the marketplace and to provide members with more information, we will be introducing several enhancements to the Bid History page (links to Bid History can be found on any item page) over the next few days. The key changes are listed below:

-To reflect that this page also applies to non-auction listings such as multi-item Fixed Price listings, the name will be changed to Buyer History for Fixed Price listings.
-When a member places a bid on an item, their bid amount will be displayed on the Bid History page. If a bid is retracted, information about the retraction will be shown underneath the current bids on the Bid History page.
-The current high bidder’s bid information will be highlighted in yellow to make it easier to see.
-When you are signed in and looking at the Bid History for an item you have bid on, you will see your maximum bid amount near the top of the page, and your ID will be listed in bold for any other previous bids.
-You will now be able to add items to your Watch list directly from the Bid History page.

Regards,
eBay



Jeff