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Allow bidders to have maximum bid

When a bidder bids on an auction, let them have an option to enter a maximum bid they're willing to pay... similar to Ebay. Then the system will auto bid on his behalf if his initial bid is outbidded by another user. This allows bidders from different countries win auctions without having to be up at some crazy hours to outbid other users before the auction ends.

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    Omar ChafaiOmar Chafai shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    QuentinQuentin shared a merged idea: Don't allow seller to see my maximum bid.  ·   · 
    Mark PutsMark Puts shared a merged idea: Incorporate eBay-style auto-bidding  ·   · 
    anonymousanonymous shared a merged idea: offer a "will bid up to x amount" option  ·   · 
    anonymousanonymous shared a merged idea: Allow the ability to forward bid.  ·   · 

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      • Kameron Isaak Kameron Isaak commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I also agree to this idea! But the amount should be within the reach. I think a minimum amount may be $100

      • GlenGlen commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Agree! I would love to see this feature. I get messages from bidders all the time who are frustrated they missed out on an auction.

      • kallumjmkallumjm commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        i've lost so many ****ing auctions because they dont have this feature. i can't be by the comp 24/7 why not have a bidding quene so that each time a person makes a bid it will auto bid and u wont lose it because your busy. if another website auction service has this ill be happy to switch flippa please change this

      • kajal aggrawalkajal aggrawal commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        that would be really nice and help buyers to keep a maximum bid set, rather than waiting till the auction ends to keep bidding

      • IMGoldIMGold commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Max bid is good only if the seller is just as honestly straight about the high bid placed. Simply because there's always loopholes to favor someone to put in the higher bid after the first high bid is shown.

        In order for seller to be able to have a chance of securing a higher bid and not prolong the time, maybe restricting new bidders within the last hour or two so that those existing participants can continue to outbid each other. This would certainly benefit the seller and the best bid wins without incurring extra time extension each time.

      • BorawBoraw commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Highly support this. Would often go higher in price, but don't want to overpay either and the 2h extension of the bid is sometimes during the time I sleep.

      • Luke MoultonLuke Moulton commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        We're looking into this process and hope to improve on it. Thanks for the suggestion.

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