

Slip in slightly higher bids in the last seconds of bidding. It eliminates some of the pressure and reduces the risk of "sniping", where other bidders Note: After watching hundreds of auctions and talking to thousands of bidders, we think using max bids in your bidding strategy works best for most people. You can lower or delete a max bid by entering a lower amount. Your max bid amount is kept confidential from other bidders. That means that you can win an auction item at a price less than your max bid amount. High bid you will get a max bid unless another bidder has a max bid in place that is higher than the amount you enter.Īt the end of the auction, the winning bidder pays only the lowest winning bid possible.

Even after purchasing hundreds of pounds of test weights I am far short of enough to run a full test on any of my larger fairbanks scales. If your bid is more than one bidding increment above the current The first tests I ran on my 1000 pound Fairbanks was to zero, then weighed the additional counter poise (5, 2 and two 1 pound weights) which are more accurate than the scale could measure. To get a max bid you simply enter the maximum amount you are willing to pay into the bid form just as you would any other bid.

Increment possible (up to your max bid amount) in order to maintain your lead position. In response to other bids, the auction system will automatically increase your bid in the smallest A max bid is the highest amount you are willing to pay for an auction item.
