How Bidding Works
How to bid:
1. Review the item listing, and
click the Place Bid button
on the page.
2. Enter your maximum bid
you're willing to pay.
3. Click the Continue button
for the next page.
4. Review your bid, and click
the Confirm Bid button.
eBay will bid on your behalf up
to your max bid. You'll get an
email confirming your bid. When
the auction ends, you'll receive
another email indicating whether
you've won the item, with an explanation
of what to do next.
Note: You may be able to
place bids from more than just
the item page. However, please
carefully review the item listing
before you place a bid.
About eBay’s automatic bidding
system
(click on the blue links for more
information)
Note: Anonymous names may
appear more than once in the bid
history and may represent different
bidders from different auctions.
Getting outbid: When another
bidder has placed a higher maximum
bid than yours, you’ve been outbid.
Learn more about getting outbid.