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Subject: It is all explained on ebay's own site. "Incremental bidding"

Author: Nick Wilson

Date: 11:32:48 02/02/04

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On February 02, 2004 at 14:17:12, K. Burcham wrote:

I am not scamming anything.

When people bid on ebay, the current price shown is not neccessarily the last
bidders highest bid, but is simply the amount that was needed to pass the
previous bidders bid. If a new bid comes that outbids the displayed amount but
does not outbid the orignal bid, then they will be given this message.

This is true of all ebay auctions. I think they call it incremental bidding, and
is detailed on ebay's own site.

Quite apart from that, every bid goes through ebay's own site, so I'm sure its
impossible to infiltrate the bidding. And if someone did manage it, they'd
probably do it on something more exotic than old chess computers.

As for the condition of the machines, I have had several emails asking for more
photos on particular models, and I have done my best to help where I can.

I'm not a regular poster here, but I have done a few over the last year or so,
and hope what I've said at least credits me to be more than a scammer.

Nick

>
>
>Are you running a money scam at Ebay Nick Wilson?
>If this is going on, then I also assume you would lie about the condition
>of the computer.
>
>The highest bid is posted.
>I made a bid.
>software said, no good, I have been outbid, need more money.
>I raised bid.
>software said, no good, I have been outbid, need more money.
>I raised bid.
>
>I repeated this many times.
>each time your scam software that you use, is refusing the bid to raise price.
>
>kburcham



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