• How Maximum Bids Work
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How Maximum Bids Work

A maximum bid is an secret amount, up to which you allow us to bid on your behalf, only raising you when you are outbid, and raising you just 10% above the other person's bid.

Here's an example...

In the example above you were willing to bid up to $400, but we only put your max in at $395. Why? To prevent ties, and to make sure no one wins a lot for less than 10% over the previous bidder, we only allow maximums that fall into our normal bidding increments.

The chart below may help you understand this a little better and calculate your own max bids.

How to Use the Max Bid Chart

1. On the chart, find the amount you're bidding. Pretend the lot you're interested in is at $500. Since you'll be rasing the lot to $550, find $550 on the chart.
2. Now just read down, skipping every other bid. In the case, the valid maximums are 666, 807, 977, 1183, 1433, and so on...