You have been outbid when another buyer has placed
a higher maximum bid than yours, and you are not the current
high bidder.
Sometimes you'll be outbid as soon as you enter your bid,
even though the bid you entered was higher than the current
bid shown on the item listing. When this happens, you will
usually be notified immediately, and you¨ll be given a chance
to make another bid.
This happens because another buyer had a higher maximum bid
than yours. Your bid prompted AJ's automatic bidding system
to raise the other buyer's bid above yours. The other bidder
may have placed their bid hours or days before.
Last-minute bidding
Placing a high bid in the closing seconds of an auction-style
listing is called ＾sniping￣ within the AJ Community. Sniping
is part of the AJ experience, and all bids placed before
a listing ends are valid - even if they're placed one second
before the listing ends.
To help avoid disappointment, ensure that the maximum bid
you enter on the item page is the highest price that you're
willing to pay. The AJ bidding system automatically increases
your bid up to the maximum price you specify, so entering
a higher maximum may help prevent you from being outbid in
the closing seconds of a listing.
Email notifications
If you¨re outbid on a listing, you¨ll receive email notifications:
Outbid notice
When another buyer's bid exceeds your maximum price, you¨ll
receive an email letting you know that you have been outbid.
You can use the link in this email to return to the item page
and increase your bid.
End of item notice
When a listing ends, an email is automatically sent to losing
bidders, informing them that they didn't win the item. It
also highlights items that are similar to the one they lost.
If you do not want to receive these email notifications,
you can change your notification preferences.
Wireless outbid alerts
AJ can also send an alert to your mobile phone, pager, or
PDA to notify you when you have been outbid or when an item
has ended. Learn more about wireless alerts.
