you set max bid 200. bid page says bid 200.to bet yet someone bids 5

[franlofstro_0]

is it right for someone to keep biding up to your max when they know bid page says you must bid higher than max bid to win yet they start biding in 5.00 bids and then stop 5.00 before max bid  snipers are bad enough but biding someone up then stop 5.00 short  pretty low will never buy anything from there sit 

[reallynicestamps]

Ummm-  it's an auction.

Your underbidder did not want to spend $200. He stopped bidding at $195(? $199?).

Many buyers have a limit and those "00" numbers are commonly avoided. Just as WalMart prices everything at $X.88, and most stores at $X.99.

If you did not want to spend $200 (+shipping) don't bid $200.

The high bidder wins.

You may prefer the 85% of listings which are Fixed Price.

You like the price the seller asks, you pay, he ships.