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Message started by Raymond on 04/10/08 at 17:15:29

Title: Buy IT Now
Post by Raymond on 04/10/08 at 17:15:29

How does a user utilize the "Buy It Now" function? In testing, I could not find a way to actually follow through with it. Tried making my bid the same amount as the "Buy It Now" amount, but that didn't work either.

Title: Re: Buy IT Now
Post by Dieter Werner on 04/10/08 at 20:03:44

7D72657F110 wrote:

Only the seller can define the 'ByItNow' value.
Buyers bid must (at least) match the 'ByItNow' value.

Title: Re: Buy IT Now
Post by Raymond on 04/10/08 at 20:14:10

As a seller, I filled in the "Buy It Now" amount, but as a bidder I did not see anyway to buy the item, so I placed a bid for the amount given, but the item was still available for bidding, and there was no indication I had purchased the item. (buyer and seller are two different ids).

Title: Re: Buy IT Now
Post by Dieter Werner on 04/10/08 at 20:21:16

I never have seen this behavior before ...
but I will test it and let you know the result.

Title: Re: Buy IT Now
Post by Dieter Werner on 04/11/08 at 10:25:10

I tested the function again and everything worked as expected.

Title: Re: Buy IT Now
Post by mars on 04/11/08 at 20:33:26

Perhaps it has to do with the "bid-agent"? If you are running a test auction and place a test bid (using the bid-agent) that is less than the buy-it-now price, unless you/someone else places another bid, your fist bid is stuck at the amount you bid and therefore the "bid-agent" will never get the opportunity to increase the bid to the "buy-it-now" level.
....hope I explained it OK...........
I know we have run many auctions with many "buy-it-now" items and the function always worked fine.