Understanding AutoRefresh

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AutoRefresh enables you to continuously monitor the bidding in an auction before or after you submit a bid.

To activate AutoRefresh:

  1. Locate an open auction in which you'd like to bid. Select the auction and click Respond.

  2. On the Create Bid page, click AutoRefresh On.

  3. On the AutoRefresh page, you can adjust the AutoRefresh interval setting to change the length of time between page refreshes.

  4. If you want to display only those auction items that are included in a specific category, select the category from the View menu, then click Go.

  5. The AutoRefresh page updates the current best bid price and your bid status for each item in the auction. Your bid status is No Bid for any item on which you have not placed a bid, Win for any item on which you have the current best bid price, and Lose for any item on which you have been outbid.

Click Create Bid to deactivate AutoRefresh and place a bid on the auction.