This is what's known as "Proxy Bidding". For a full explanation, please refer to the help section within eBay itself.

If you have been outbid you will be notified by email. You can then return to the item and place another bid if you choose. If you are outbid in the last few minutes of the auction the system will automatically wait 10 more minutes before closing the auction to give you a chance to rebid - this way you don't have to worry about being sniped.

Yes. Simply place a new bid with your new maximum. Except for some special cases, you won't be bidding against yourself, so there is no need to worry. In Dutch auctions new bids must have a higher value than previous bids. The value of the bid is determined by multiplying the amount bid by the number of items bid for. Reducing this total value in subsequent bids is not permitted, and your new bid will be rejected.

No. A bid is a contract to buy. In many jurisdictions, it is illegal to win an auction and not purchase the item. In other words, if you don't want to pay for it, don't bid!

Yes. An email is sent out to the new highest bidder and the previous highest bidder whenever a change occurs.

This means that your bid is lower than another users bid. The higher bid will be accepted until another bid is higher. Usually the other bidder has placed a Proxy Bid. Visit How To Bid for more information on how a proxy bid works.

The key to understanding how the proxy bidding system handles new bids is to remember that the determining factors are the current high bid and the new bid about to be submitted, NOT any maximum bids held in reserve on the server in your name. For example, You are the first bidder and the opening bid is $5 so you bid a maximum of $20. The current bid is now $5 on you with a $20 maximum bid held in confidence on the server.

eBay sends out emails to all winning bidders letting them know they've won and how to proceed with making payment.

Login to your Account (as Freelancer) click on Manage Account, find the project, and click on the "retract bid" link.

Another bidder placed a proxy bid with a higher maximum bid price than your bid price. Therefore every time you place a bid the system automatically places bid for the proxy bidder $.05 per cwt higher than your bid. You can avoid the hassle of putting multiple bids in by placing your own proxy bid. The system will automatically select the bid with the highest maximum price and place it on the floor at $.05 per cwt higher than the next bid.

You will be notified by email when you've been outbid on an item. Also, you can click on the Account Management button at the top of the page to learn the status of all your current bids on the My Bids Pending screen (for open auctions) or the My Bids History screen (for closed auctions).

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