why did eBay bid this way?

[yuzr]

$2.37 Dec-20-10 11:13:46 mine (won)
$2.15 Dec-19-10 20:08:51 x
$2.10 Dec-19-10 20:08:51 x

While $2.10 was current, I set Gixen a few cents above the 25cent increment.

Why was mine not bid at $2.25 (2.10 plus increment) ?
Or, conversely, why was my max not refused for being less than
an increment above his $2.15 ?

[mario]

A bid is only refused if it's less than the increment higher than the current high bid, not the current high bidder's maximum bid. In this case a minimum was 2.25. Only after you submitted your bid other bidder's maximum bid (2.15) was shown.

[yuzr]

[mario]

Sorry, I meant 2.35.

2.37 because while ebay will still allow anything that's an increment above current high bid, it will still try to bump the price up to current high bidder's maximum bid + bid increment. Had your maximum bid been 2.40 or higher, you would have paid 2.40.

In this case the difference is minimal, but at higher prices it becomes significant as bid increment grows.

I know this doesn't look right, but that's how ebay works.

[Gixen]

[Cupid]

Yes... I can see why people get confused by the bidding process and outcomes on eBay... this stems from eBay using the bid increment for different calculations in different scenarios and not explaining the rules they apply very clearly on their help pages.
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