When viewing the Item History, it's possible you may see two bids that share the same amount.
Competing bids are listed at the same amount to indicate what prompted an auto bid to occur. Otherwise, it would be unclear as to why an auto bid was increased.
For example:
- Item 100 has a current amount of $100 and a bid increment of $50.
- John placed an auto bid at 7:00 pm with a maximum amount of $200.
- John is now winning at $150.
- Jill placed a bid for $200 at 7:30 pm.
- John's bid is auto-increased to $200 by our system.
- John wins because he committed to the $200 amount earlier than Jill.
- The Item History will show both John and Jill at $200, to reflect what prompted John's bid to increase.