The system will then bid for you, bidding only enough to make you the high bidder. If someone tops that bid, good old 'Max' places another bid for you and so on up to the maximum amount you've specified. Under no circumstances will 'Max' ever bid MORE than you said. But the system will send you e-mail about an outbid and you can give 'Max' a few more bucks to play with, if you like. Just enter another bid amount.
Bidding is raised by increments, which are set by the seller.
Just like in a real auction, each bid must be raised by the increment. In the event that John ties his bid with Bill, Bill would win the bid, because his had been made first. This auction is FREE but we do require that all sellers and buyers be registered. This enables our software to keep track of items for sale and who bids on what. Registration is simple and painless.