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Is there an Ebay rule that prohibits adding more items as the price increases? For an example, You put in the listing a lot of 100 games and you say that if the price gets up to $100 you will add the game/s... Or how about a rule against adding items if the winning bidder has the most bids? For an example, You put in the listing a lot of 100 games and you say that if the winning bidder also has the most bids you will add the game/s...

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From eBay policies pages:

 

You can offer a bonus item to buyers as long as you do the following:

• State the exact price at which the bonus will apply. For example, you can say, "I will throw in a state-of-the-art black and white TV if bidding reaches $150." But you can't say, "I will throw in a state-of-the-art black and white TV if bidding reaches a high enough amount."

• In multiple item listings, you need to offer the exact same bonus item to all buyers.

• All bonus items that you offer need to follow our policies on prohibited and restricted items.

• Conditional bonuses, free gifts, and other items that don't significantly affect the value of the item for sale may not be included in the title of the listing. Please see the search and browse manipulation policy for more information.

• Grab bags are listings where identified items are sold in a group (in a bag). You can list grab bags as long as you follow these rules:

• Identify all contents of the grab bag in the listing. The number, quality, or condition of these items doesn't need to be identified.

• The listing doesn’t single out anything that “may” be contained in the grab bag that has particular monetary or obvious collectible value. For example, grab bag listings for collectible comic books can’t allude to the possibility that a specific rare, high value comic book “may” be included in the grab bag. This type of listing is considered a lottery, which is not allowed on eBay.

• All contents of the grab bag need to follow our prohibited and restricted items policies.

 

Not allowed

Examples of listings that are not allowed:

• A listing with the title, "Mystery cash $$all cash$$ only 20 envelopes."

• “I am offering you the chance to win a brand new, in box, Xbox 360."

• A listing with the title, "Raffle Tickets for a $300 GAS CARD… Only $1 a chance."

• A listing item description that states, "Pay $50 and send us your best essay or composition to enter into our local newspaper's writing contest."

• An item description that states "All bidders will be entered into a random drawing for an apple ipod nano!"

• Mystery items (envelopes, boxes, etc). This includes listings where the seller doesn't specifically identify the contents, number, quality, or condition of the items for sale.

• Listings that promote giveaways, lotteries, sweepstakes, random drawings, raffles, contests, or prizes.

• For information about lottery items, please see the lottery tickets and game pieces policy.

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That is the policy they have listed on bonuses. They do not state that you can or can not give a bonus for the number of bids a bidder makes.

 

So it would be up in the air. They may not care or someone might complain and they would cancel it. eBay tends to ignore everything unless someone reports the auction. Then if they don't have a policy, they make one up depending on whether or not the etrust staff reviewing the auction are in a good or bad mood at the moment.

 

 

You could use the chat help system on eBay to ask directly but the answer they give may or may not be correct or another one may give you a different answer if you use the chat system twice.

 

I would guess that they would frown on offering a bonus based on the number of bids since they only state that you can offer a bonus based on the ending price.

 

It might also back fire on getting a higher price as everyone might put in a lots of low bids trying to get the bonus.

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