EGAY Question

[jepilot]

So, I was bidding on some gear and it hadn't reached reserve price yet. The reserve was posted as $100, so I sniped at $101, but the auction ended with the reserve price having not been met. I was the only one to bid at all and I cleared the reserve, why the hell didn't I win?

[enzo3366]

reserve price is secret. 100 is the starting bid price. the reserve was probably higher than that.

[jepilot]

nah, the starting bid was $50, the reserve price was actually written in the description, at the end as $100

[enzo3366]

it could have been that he set a different reserve price than what was listed. For reserve auctions, there is a way for the seller to sell to the highest bidder if the reserve wasnt reached. the sale would still have the ebay and paypal buyer protection schtuff. just contact the buyer and see if you can still buy it through ebay.

[jepilot]

thanks, enzo

[RShea]

If the starting bid was $50 and the reserve was $100 and you were the only bidder at $101 maximum then the item closed at the starting bid $50 - right? There was nobody else to bid the price up so it closed with 1 bid - yours but the seller has no way of knowing that you would have been willing to pay the reserver amount of $100 due to the lack of other bidders activity.

You could send a message to the seller that you placed a bid that met his reserve and see if he wants to do the deal.

[pzink]

If your maximum bid meets the reserve then ebay will automatically bid up to the reserve for you, regardless of whether or not anyone else bids on the item.