How bidding works

1. Add a card on file. You are charged only if you win.
2. Enter the most you are willing to pay. We bid for you, raising your bid only enough to stay ahead, up to your maximum. Nobody sees your maximum.
3. If two bidders enter the same maximum, the earlier bid wins.
4. Bids go up in steps by price: $0.05 from $0.00 to $0.99; $0.25 from $1.00 to $4.99; $0.50 from $5.00 to $24.99; $1.00 from $25.00 to $99.99; $2.50 from $100.00 to $249.99; $5.00 from $250.00 to $499.99; $10.00 from $500.00 to $999.99; $25.00 from $1,000.00 to $2,499.99; $50.00 from $2,500.00 to $4,999.99; $100.00 from $5,000.00 up.
5. A bid in the last 2 minutes moves the end to 2 minutes after that bid, so everyone has time to answer.
6. Some lots have a hidden reserve: the lowest price the seller will take. The lot page says whether it is met.
7. Buy It Now ends the lot at once. It goes away with the first bid.
8. When the lot closes, the winning bid plus delivery is charged to your card. If the charge fails, the lot is offered to the next highest bidder at their own highest bid.
9. The seller is paid after you confirm delivery or pickup and a 3-day window to report a problem ends.