Raising your maximum bid Lowering your maximum bid

The way you change your bid depends on whether you’d like to raise it or lower it.

Raising your maximum bid

You can raise your maximum bid at any time before the end of a listing. To do this, simply place another bid at a higher amount.

When you’re the current high bidder in a reserve price listing and the reserve has not been met, your bid may be raised if you place another bid that meets the reserve amount. This allows the listing to end successfully.

Lowering your maximum bid

In order to lower a bid you’ll need to retract your original bid first and then place your lower bid.

There are only a few circumstances when you may retract a bid. These are if:

• You made a typographical error and accidentally entered the wrong bid amount. (Changing your mind is not considered a typographical error.) For instance, you bid $99.50 instead of $9.95. If this occurs, re-enter the correct bid amount immediately after you retract your bid. If you don’t place another bid, the retraction will be in violation of our policy and could result in your suspension.

• The description of an item you bid on has changed significantly.

• You can't reach the seller. This means that you tried calling the seller but the seller's phone number doesn't work, or you have tried emailing the seller and it comes back undeliverable.

Please review our retraction guidelines if you need to retract your bid.