Will ConsumerSniper bid all of my maximum bid?
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ConsumerSniper works in tandem with eBay's proxy bidding system.eBay's proxy system holds a fund of money on your behalf - or at least an authority to spend a certain amount. That's what is really happening when you put a maximum bid value into eBay.
eBay will use your fund to raise the maximum bid of the item you are trying to buy. eBay will only raise the current maximum by one increment above the current value.
This is just enough to put you in the lead.
When ConsumerSniper places your maximum bid moments before the end of the auction, you are actually placing the bid with eBay's proxy system. It is eBay which then places your bid one increment above the current bid. eBay makes sure that you never spend more than you need to win the auction.
However, do be aware that if the maximum bid which you place with ConsumerSniper is not sufficient to outbid the current bid by a whole increment, then you may still lose the auction even though your maximum bid was slightly higher than the current bid.
The requirement of a whole increment increase is the same whether you are using ConsumerSniper, a desktop sniper, Ebay's proxy system, you are nibbling the auction or you are doing your own sniping manually.
You must be sufficient funds in your maximum bid to raise the current bid by a whole increment.
eBay will only bid up by more than a whole increment where it is necessary to meet a reserve price.
Here is eBay's own table which shows how their increments work:-
| Current Price | Bid Increment |
| £0.01 - £1.00 | £0.05 |
| £1.01 - £5.00 | £0.20 |
| £5.01 - £15.00 | £0.50 |
| £15.01 - £60.00 | £1.00 |
| £60.01 - £150.00 | £2.00 |
| £150.01 - £300.00 | £5.00 |
| £300.01 - £600.00 | £10.00 |
| £600.01 - £1,500.00 | £20.00 |
| £1,500.01 - £3,000.00 | £50.00 |
| £3,000.01 and up | £100.00 |