Why do I get messages immediately telling me I've been outbid?

This just means that the current high bidder's maximum bid is higher than the bid you placed. For example, let's say you place a £20 maximum bid and another person places an earlier £25 maximum. In this case, you are immediately outbid because your bid of £20 is not high enough to beat the earlier maximum bid of £25. Remember: eBay will confidentially bid up to your maximum, but in order to avoid being outbid, you must have the highest maximum bid.

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