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eBCalc Help / Frequently Asked Questions

eBCalc Help / Frequently Asked Questions

No Reserve Auctions

A No Reserve Auction is the type of auction we are all most familar with. It is when you start your item at one price (often referred to as the "Starting Bid", the "Opening Bid", or the "Opening Amount"), and you allow your auction to run for a specified period of time (for instance, 7 days). During that time, interested buyers may place a bid on your auction to become the "high bidder". The "high bidder" is the person who has bid the highest amount (thus far) for your item. For a person to become the "high bidder" they must place a bid that is greater than the current high bidder's maximum bid. (A maximum bid is the maximum amount a person is willing to pay for an item.) After the auction has ended the person who has bid the highest amount (the person with the highest "maximum bid") wins the item.