Belt Auction

Everyone who bids higher than me on ebay has stars in their name?

Everytime I bid...the second later I get outbid. I check the bid history and all the names that have bid have stars in there screename. Are these automatic bidders?

Public Comments

1. Because the people use ebay more often, and also, you can set you top amount you want to spend. So i could put 20 dollers in for my highst amount.. but it only shows it at 5$. but wen u put in 6$. it goes up to 7$. i think thats ur problem, just learn to use ebay a little more and good luck.
2. They have higher maximum bids than you do. The "stars" in their names are to hide their identities, which ebay now does with all bidders.
3. You're supposed to put the highest you'd be willing to pay. The amount you enter doesn't mean that you'll actually pay that much but say you big $20 on a $2 item, it'll show as $2 first. And then I find the ebay listing and see the $2 item and bid only $5. I'm automatically outbid by your previous bid, but the price will go to $5. So then I bid $8, and again I'm outbid, price goes to $8. Then I bid $52 and the price will go to $20 and I'm the highest bidder now. Now you'll have a chance to bid again if you like, but you won't know how much I bid so if you say $21, I'm still winning. If you say $40, the price will go up to $40 but I'm still winning. If you say $100, you're winning but the price will go to $52. That's how it works :)