The Reserve price is the absolute minimum dollar amount the Seller will accept for an item but the reserve amount is not shown to bidders on the listing price. Most sellers will state the reserve amount in the detailed description and may ask for Bidders to place their highest bid as the highest bid will be considered should the reserve not be met. If an auction ends and the reserve has not been met, it is possible that the Seller will reconsider the reserve and contact the high bidder to accept that bid.

Caring Transitions/CTBids.com will bid incrementally* for you up to your maximum bid. Your maximum bid is kept a secret from other users. The exception to this rule is when your maximum bid is placed on an item with a reserve and your bid is less than the reserve. In that case, your maximum bid amount will be shown.

When the Reserve Price has been met and the bidding price is within a 78.25% range of the Buy Now price, the system removes the Buy Now button.