if you are being outbid when you place and submit your bid then it means somebody has already bid high in the even that someone challenges them for the item auctioned. as long as you have more credits than the current bid for the item then you should be able to bid. and welcome to Listia Missbrittany22! I hope this helped you to understand a little more, feel free to send me msgs if you have any other questions, and i am also going to fan you too!