One very visible difference between taper and fade is the visibility of a hairline at the sides and back of the head in a taper and the absence of such in a fade.
Entering your Maximum Bid. To place a bid on an item on eBay, click the Place Bid item on the auction listing and enter the maximum amount you're prepared to pay. This puts you into a binding contract to pay up to this amount for the item.
It proceeds as follows. 1  The auctioneer opens the auction by announcing a Suggested Opening Bid, a starting price or reserve for the item on sale. 2  Then, the auctioneer accepts increasingly higher bids from the floor, consisting of buyers with a possible interest in the item.