Seems like you're not talking about over paying, but rather out-bidding someone. It seems like maybe a first offer should establish a baseline price, and everyt

Seems like you're not talking about over paying, but rather out-bidding someone. It seems like maybe a first offer should establish a baseline price, and everything subsequent should be transparent, or perhaps have a blind expiry on it, so you'd know if your offer was declined before an offer has been accepted