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NOTE: The MAKE OFFER bid is different than making a regular bid. When you place a bid, we suggest that you enter the maximum amount that
you're willing to pay for the item. (You won't necessarily pay the
amount of your maximum bid.) HCA compares your bid to those of other
bidders and increases your bid on your behalf using only as much of
your bid as is necessary to maintain your high bid position. You can only be outbid if someone places a bid HIGHER than your maximum. At the top of the auction is a MAKE OFFER feature. HCA has created a price range in which we will review offers on the item. To use, select a dollar amount within that price range and submit your bid. If we accept the bid, you automatically win that item. The auction is closed (even if there are bids) and you are declared the winner. You will be required to make full payment that day. So please do not use this feature unless you really want the item and are able to pay that day via Paypal.com If we do NOT accept the bid, you will not receive a confirmation from us and the auction will simply go on without interruption. NOTE: Email us and make sure we received your offer. A RESERVE price is the lowest price at which HCA is willing to sell the item for. If we don’t want to sell our item below a certain price, we may set a reserve price. The amount of our reserve price is not
disclosed to our bidders, but you will see that our auction has a
reserve price and whether or not the reserve has been met. Why have a reserve price? HCA has found that too high a starting price discourages interest in some items. Sometimes you'll be outbid as soon as you enter your bid, even though the bid you entered was higher than the current bid shown on the item listing. When this happens, you will be notified immediately, and you’ll be given a chance to make another bid. This happens because another buyer had a higher maximum bid than yours. Your bid prompted HCA's automatic bidding system to raise the other buyer's bid above yours. The other bidder may have placed their bid hours or days before. Last Minute Bidding: Placing a high bid in the closing seconds of an auction is called “sniping." Sniping is part of HCA's experience and all bids placed before a listing ends are valid - even if they're placed one second before the listing ends. To help avoid disappointment, ensure that the maximum bid you enter on the item page is the highest price that you're willing to pay. HCA's bidding system automatically increases your bid up to the maximum price you specify, so entering a higher maximum may help prevent you from being outbid in the closing seconds of a listing. Tip: When seconds count, REFRESH the page for current bid price, bid history, time left, and high bidder. Note: When another buyer's bid exceeds your maximum price, you’ll receive an email letting you know that you have been outbid. You can use the link in this email to return to the item page and increase your bid. Sometimes. If an item closes without the reserve being met, we may contact all the bidders and offer the item at a discounted price. These bidders are not obligated to accept the new price. If it is accepted, payment would be due that within 1-2 days. If there are no takers on the second chance offer, the item is simply re-posted. Yes we do. However, if there are quite a few bids in the closing minutes of the auction, our system will automatically EXTEND the auction by 3 minutes to keep the auction fair for everyone. Because that item had a RESERVE placed on it. This means the item did not make the minimum amount HCA would take for it. In most cases, the item is simply re-posted.
Placing a bid is a binding contract. Please read the terms and conditions throughly before you register. If you are simply the high bidder on an item, do not place any more bids and hope to be outbid. If you placed a bid on an item with a RESERVE and the RESERVE has NOT been met, then simply do not bid anymore and the item will close not meeting it's reserve. You will not be obligated at that time. |
