Hiya mmabigshow,
I am with the peeps here, could you post a little clarification on
- when exactly is the last date bids are being accepted (time as well)
- is the auc going live in the last hour with items extending 5 mins or so if new bids arrive or is it highest bids as per ebay system?
thanks
Angel (In Love With)
Generally with these style auctions, due to so many items being on offer and the offers being updated manually;
You will find a system such as the 11th hr countdown will be in place.
Where this will be in GMT+13 EF time or in Calypso time on the final day
Either way, both are at the bottom of every EF page, if Jason can clarify
11th hour countdown system works on the set final day of the auction.
on the 23:00 hour, posted offers are updated.
on the 23:30 time, posts are updated again.
on the 23:45 time, posts are in their final last displayed offer state.
It is then upto the participant making the bid on the item they wish to,
To *very carefully* consider what their final winning bid should be.
This needs to be submitted before the 00:01 period of the next day
(00:00 next day + 1 min for email latency)
Anything beyond this point gets disregarded.
Final updated post shortly after the 00:00 ending hour of the next determines the winner of the bidded upon item. So all in all, people are not dicking around with 5 min extentions, this that and the other, you either place what you consider to be a winning bid, or you lose.
This is what makes these style auctions so exciting and at the same time,
Intense and nerve-wrecking
What should my final bid be .....
Anyway, Jason can clarify, though this is not an automated system, things are done manually, I would not be expecting 5 minute updates on dozens of items, that is totally unrealistic and does not work with these style auctions.
11th hour auctions are great fun
One word of advise to bidders, upon the 11hr countdown, if such a system is used. You will find that names are not generally used to display who the bidder was. This is to save the brokers times in updating the overall offer post in the last two 15 mins intervals.
So it is highly recommended you use a unique bid, ie +10003 or +10007, of course by default all prices are TT +bid value.
If two bidders come in with the same bid, ie both +10000, then whoever got their bid in first time wise, is first in, the second is disregarded. So make them unique to reduce the risk of a redundant offer and to know it is your bid
Take Care,
Sparkz