Proxy bidding means you can enter the maximum bid amount you are willing to pay for an item -- but you won't necessarily have to pay that maximum amount. When you enter the maximum bid amount, the proxy bid system automatically makes your bid just enough to make you the current high bidder -- it holds the rest of your maximum amount hidden "in reserve".

As the auction progresses, if someone outbids you, the system will automatically increment your bid to keep you the high bidder -- but only just enough to counter any other bids coming in -- if no one else bids over the maximum amount you have set, you will automatically win the item at the lowest possible price. This is nice because it means you don't have to be constantly checking back at the auction to make sure you have not been outbid. If the maximum amount you entered has been reached by another bidder, you will receive an email notice to give you a chance to enter a new bid amount. Proxy bidding is a great tool, but it is always best to try and watch an auction close if you are trying to win -- because someone may outbid you at the last minute -- and you might not receive the email notice in time to do anything about that.

If you have placed a bid on an item, go to your My Area page and click on My Bids to track the status of your bids.  You will also get email notification when you have been outbid or if you are the winning high bidder when an auction closes. But outbid notices can arrive in your email inbox too late when an auction is about to close, so you should use My Bids to check on auctions that are about to end. If you don't place a bid on an item but still want to see how the auction ends, you should bookmark that particular auction in your "Favorites" list so you can return to it after the auction has closed.

Items appear in red when someone has out-bid your highest bid. You need to up your bid else lose the item!

No.  A bidder cannot retract a bid. This is why it is very important to carefully consider your bid before you make it. You are entering into a binding contract with the seller to purchase the item if your bid should be the highest when the auction ends. This is what you agreed to when you registered for membership with MoviePosterBid.com, along with other membership requirements as stated in the User Agreement.

 A seller is required to sell you the item at your winning bid price, plus any shipping and handling charges they have clearly stated in the auction description. Sellers are not allowed to add additional charges or "hidden charges" to an auction item's invoice that were not clearly stated in the auction description. Sellers are required to contact the winning bidder within 48 hours of the auctions' close with an invoice and payment instructions -- or else to put different instructions for the buyer  in the auction description itself. If the seller does not want to abide by these terms of the auction after you have won, and you have seriously and courteously tried to resolve any problem the seller might have about delivering the item to you, then you can file negative feedback on the transaction and contract MoviePosterBid with a Problem Auction Report by going to the Contact page and reading the instructions there.

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From the auction description page, you can click on the link to ask the seller a question. If you have won an auction, you will see a link to contact the seller on your My Bids page. You will also receive an email notice with information on the seller of the item.

click here to access the register page! Registration is free, and requires no credit card number or detailed personal information. You do not have to be a registered member to view auctions, but you cannot bid or sell until you register. When you register, you agree to abide by all provisions of the User Agreement as posted on the MoviePosterBid.com website. Click here to view the User Agreement.

To change any of your account information, click on My Area at the top of the page and then My Account. Please keep your account information secure and confidential -- particularly your Member ID and password. Do not give them to anyone else or respond to any requests to provide them in any email you might receive.

If you receive a feedback comment which you feel is false or uses unacceptable language or is otherwise in violation of the MoviePosterBid.com User Agreement, contact us and file a Feedback Dispute Report so that we may investigate the situation and adjust the feedback in question if we determine such action is necessary or justified. You acknowledge that filing frivolous Feedback Dispute Reports, as determined by MoviePosterBid.com, can damage your membership status. If you feel a feedback comment you have already submitted was made in error, you may file a Feedback Adjustment Request. You acknowledge that filing an excessive number of Feedback Adjustment Requests, as determined by MoviePosterBid.com,  can damage your membership status.

Only the high bidder who wins an auction and the seller of that auction item can submit feedback on each other. Click the Leave Feedback link in the auction listing in your My Area page on your My Bids or Completed Auctions pages. All members agree to be truthful and accurate in any feedback comments they leave on another member of MoviePosterBid.com. You agree not to use any foul, obscene or libelous language in feedback comments. You acknowledge that you cannot withdraw or edit a feedback comment once you have submitted it. You agree to make every reasonable effort to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the other person BEFORE you leave feedback on that person. You agree that you may be held accountable for all statements you make in feedback comments.

There are no fees to bid on an auction. But when you bid on an auction you are entering into a binding contract whereby you agree to pay for the item in a timely fashion if you win it and to abide by the Payment and Shipping Terms as set forth in the auction description. Do not bid on any item unless you are willing and able to purchase it for the maximum amount you bid. Members who bid on an item and win it and then refuse to pay for it without a very good reason will be suspended.

Our pages are updated every time you view a new page, and every 5 minutes even if you stay on the same page. If you want to be certain you are seeing the very latest information, click your refresh button in your browser.  Also, your My Area bidding and selling pages refresh automatically -- see the yellow help boxes on those pages for more information.