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Please Choose Your Bidding Method

Please write one of the following options in the NOTE (remarks) section of the order form.

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A. Instant Bid During Business Hours

A. Instant bid during business hours at XXXX JPY (No additional fee).

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B. Instant Bid + Maximum Snipe Bidding

B. Instant bid XXXX JPY. If outbid,incremental bids will be placed near the end of the auction up to a maximum of XXXX JPY. (Success fee: 2500 JPY)

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C. Incremental Bidding Near Auction End (The auction has already started)

C. Incremental bids will be placed shortly before the auction ends, up to a maximum of XXXX JPY. (Success fee: 2500 JPY)

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D. Strategic Snipe Bidding Near Auction End (The auction has already started)

D. Strategic snipe bid of XXXX JPY. If the bid is outbid, additional incremental bids will be placed up to a maximum of XXXX JPY. (Success fee: 2500 JPY)


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About Mercari Auctions

  • Mercari Auctions differ from Yahoo! Auctions in that the bid amount instantly becomes the current price.
    An auction starts when the first bid is placed, and it ends between 8:00 PM and 8:59 PM on the day after the first bid is made.

    Example
    If the current price is 1,000 JPY and there are no bidders:
    Placing a bid of 5,000 JPY will immediately change the current price to 5,000 JPY.

    On the bidding screen, you can only bid 100 JPY or more above the start/current price.

    Example
     If the start price is 1,000 JPY, the minimum bid is 1,100 JPY.

    For snipe bidding:
    Snipe bidding is performed manually by our staff. As this service is handled outside of business hours, a success fee of 2,500 JPY will be charged if the auction is successfully won.

  • When multiple customers request bidding on the same Mercari auction,

    We sometimes receive overlapping bid requests.
    Below is our policy for handling such situations.

    We operate using only one Mercari account.

    Example:

    • Customer A: 9,000 JPY Maximum Snipe Bidding
    • Customer B: 5,000 JPY Maximum Snipe Bidding


    Using the same account, we place bids in order as follows near the end of the auction:

    1. First, we place Customer B’s bid of 5,000 JPY.
    2. Then, we place Customer A’s bid of 5,100 JPY.


    In this case, Customer A wins the auction at 5,100 JPY.

    To maintain fairness, we do not disclose each customer’s bidding situation to the other before the auction ends.
    After the auction has finished, we will inform both customers of their bidding results.

Important Notes

  • If a bid is placed shortly before the auction ends, the ending time may be extended. According to Mercari Support: “We cannot disclose the detailed specifications regarding extension time.”
  • Once a bid is placed, it cannot be canceled or changed.
  • The seller may end the auction early at their discretion.
  • Because the extension time is unpredictable, the maximum bid amount cannot be changed near the auction end.