posted on October 29, 2003 05:21:36 AM new
I am certain I know the answer to this situation but I'm having a severe brain cramp right now.
I listed 2 pairs of mens blue jeans for 2.99 each on a multiple listing. First bidder put in bid for both pairs @ opening bid price. Second bidder put in price of 5.00 for 1 pair. Auction ended this way. First bidder states both pair belong to her and second bidder believes thay should get one pair at opening bid price.
Who is right?
I need help pretty quick on this one.
Thanks!!!
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posted on October 29, 2003 05:30:00 AM new
they each get a pair of your jeans,price is 2.99.
ebay has some info on dutch auction,read all about it.
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posted on October 29, 2003 05:35:53 AM new
Seems to me that each won one pair of jeans.
If each pair was listed separately, then whoever won the high bid gets them!
Tell the first bidder, that they only won the first pair, since the second bidder bid higher.
Ebay rules, tell them!
Hoping I understood your question!
posted on October 29, 2003 05:39:36 AM new
I believe the high bidder gets a pair first but the answer is in the email from ebay... "endofauction" notice from ebay post what it says as I can't remember ether
posted on October 29, 2003 08:03:09 AM new
I know the rules are strange on dutch auctions. I bid on one and only one.
Person had 10 identical items listed in a dutch auction. Starting bid was $5.99. I bid $10 because i really wanted them.
Low and behold, my bid raised the current bid to get remaining items to the $10. I didn't know it would work that way, and was disappointed that the first 3 bidders got their item at $5.99 but I had to pay $10 as that is where it jumped immediately after I bid.
I don't know if that was a fluke or if that is how they work them, but now I never ever bid on dutch auctions!
Still, in my opinion, they both would not get the jeans for $2.99. The first bidder already had them both won at that price. The second bidder would have to pay more than that to get one of them. Otherwise, the original bidder was cheated out of their win.
How much more, I'm not sure. But if it worked like mine did, the $5.00 would be correct.
posted on October 29, 2003 08:08:17 AM new
Rules posted on ebay:
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When you bid on a Multiple Item Auction, you specify the number of items you're interested in and the price you're willing to pay. All winning bidders will pay the same price: the lowest successful bid.
Much of the time, all buyers pay the starting price in Multiple Item Auctions. However, if there are more bids than items, the items will go to earliest successful bids.
To beat another bid, yours must have a higher total bid value (bid price x number of items bid on) than other bids. Reducing this total bid value in subsequent bids is not permitted.
Successful bids are displayed when you click on the link reading, "see winning bidders list" link. The complete bidding history (including any unsuccessful bids) is displayed when you click on the 'bid history' link.
You have the right to refuse partial quantities. This means, for example, that if you bid for 10 items and are offered only eight when the auction ends, you don't have to buy any of them.
posted on October 29, 2003 08:14:22 AM new
"you specify the number of items you're interested in and the price you're willing to pay"
Ok, one said $2.99 and one said $5.00
"To beat another bid, yours must have a higher total bid value (bid price x number of items bid on) than other bids"
So, one did win at $2.99 and one at $5.00?
It's still confusing, but that is how it worked when I bid. Not only did I have to pay $10 but the starting bid went up to $10 and I only bid on 5 of the remaining 8. So, no one could bid less than $10 to get the last 2.
I had just assumed (always a mistake) that my bid would go up in increments like in a normal auction, and that I would only have to pay $2.99 also unless all 10 sold and then they would use my proxy. But, it didn't work that way. That was several years ago, and maybe they have changed things, but it taught me a lesson about bidding (or not) on dutch auctions.
[ edited by lindajean on Oct 29, 2003 08:16 AM ]
posted on October 29, 2003 08:58:28 AM new
My take is it if it was a Dutch Auction for 2 items and one bidder bid $5 for 1 item and one bidder bid $2.99 for 2 items then the $5 bidder gets one item at $2.99 and the other bidder has the option to get one pair at $2.99 or the option to not get any since he didn't get the quantity of 2 that he bid on.
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posted on October 30, 2003 03:27:40 AM new
Thanks everyone for the info. Appreciate it very much. As usual it's easier to get an answer on here that it is on ebay.
Thanks again!!
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