# Auction Bidding
**URL:** https://community.ottoneu.com/t/auction-bidding/3700
**Category:** Baseball Rules
**Tags:** auction
**Created:** [April 21, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/auction-bidding/3700 "2018-04-21T01:25:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@jrl133](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/jrl133)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/auction-bidding/3700/1 "2018-04-21T01:25:21Z")
Can an Owner place an auction bid in an amount greater than their available cap space (in $$) ?
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/auction-bidding/3700/2 "2018-04-21T01:43:06Z")
There is a FAQ on this
> [@Can I bid on an in-season auction that winning will put me over roster or salary cap limits?](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/can-i-bid-on-an-in-season-auction-that-winning-will-put-me-over-roster-or-salary-cap-limits/3449):
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> To bid on a player, do I need to have an open roster spot or can I bid on a player and then drop a player after winning the auction? If I need an open roster spot to make a bid, then I assume my max bid is the amount I am under the cap, correct? I am $2 under the cap and I have 40 players on my roster, but if I win the auction I intend to drop a player with a $10 salary. I know he will count 50% unless he is claimed so I would have $5 from dropping the player, plus the $2 so I would be able t…
Please search that tag before posting, your answer may already be there.
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/auction-bidding/3700/3 "2018-05-04T14:50:57Z")
2 posts were split to a new topic: [Incorrect Tiebreaker For In-Season Auction](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/incorrect-tiebreaker-for-in-season-auction/3749)