if ($form_state['values']['user_bid']) {
			// This query is actually not even needed - 19 Nov 2008 peterng
			// It doesn't seem to work without the query - 23 nov 2008
			$result = db_query('SELECT high_bidder, mxbid FROM {uc_auction} WHERE nid = %d GROUP BY nid', $form_state['values']['nid']);

			while ($row = db_fetch_array($result)) {
	  			$m_uid = $row['high_bidder'];
	      		$m_mxbid = $row['mxbid'];
			}
			// there need to be a bid difference with the max.max.bid of at least 6.00
			$bid_change = 6.00;
			$new_bid_limit = $m_mxbid + $bid_change;
			// new bid limit when curent max.max.bid and current bid is less than 5.00 - 20 nov 2008 - peterng
			$bid_change_diff = $form_state['values']['user_bid'] - $m_mxbid;
			// bid difference - 20 Nov 2008 peterng	
			$bid_diff = 5.00;
			// new_sell_price or bid will just be 5.00 less than the previous bid limit. - 19 Nov 2008 peterng
			$price_change = 5.00;
			$new_sell_price = $m_mxbid + $price_change;
			// verify if the bid is less than current max. max. bid and less than current max.max. bid minus 5 euro	
			// and new_sell_price or bid will just be 1.00 less than the current bid. The new bid will already be lower than the current
			// max.max.bid (mxbid) - 19 Nov 2008 peter ng
			$price_change2 = 1.00;
//			$current_bid = $form_state['values']['user_bid'];
			$new_sell_price2 = $m_mxbid + $price_change2;

			// verify if the bid is less than current max. max. bid and less than current max.max. bid minus 5 euro	and that it's the first bid			
			// check if the entered bid is the first bid
			if ($node->uc_auction['start_price'] == $m_mxbid) {
                // update the bids table to the new bid from the current bidder   
				$record = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $user->uid,
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $new_sell_price,
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record);

				// update the high_bidder and the new max. max bid in uc_rauction from the new bidder
				db_query('UPDATE {uc_auction} SET high_bidder = %d, mxbid = %d WHERE nid = %d',
						$user->uid, $form_state['values']['user_bid'], $form_state['values']['nid']);
				// update the sell_price
                db_query('UPDATE {uc_products} SET sell_price = %d WHERE nid = %d', 
					$new_sell_price, $form_state['values']['nid']);
    		}

			else {
			// bid is less or equal to current max.bid
			if ($form_state['values']['user_bid'] <= $m_mxbid) {
				global $user;
				// first write the current max. bid to the bids table from the current high_bidder - added 19/11/2008
				$record = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $user->uid,
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $form_state['values']['user_bid'],
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record);
				// 	write the new bid to the bids table from the new bidder			 
				$record2 = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $node->uc_auction['high_bidder'],
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $form_state['values']['user_bid'],
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record2);
				// update the uc_products table to the new sell_price
				db_query('UPDATE {uc_products} SET sell_price = %d WHERE nid = %d', 
						$form_state['values']['user_bid'], $form_state['values']['nid']);
	    	} 
			// Verify if the bid is more than the new_bid_limit which currently is max.max.bid + 6.00
			elseif ($form_state['values']['user_bid'] > $m_mxbid 
					&& $form_state['values']['user_bid'] > $new_bid_limit
					&& $bid_change_diff <= $bid_diff) {
				global $user;
				// first write the current min. bid to the bids table from the current high_bidder - added 19/11/2008
				$record = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $node->uc_auction['high_bidder'],
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $node->uc_auction['mxbid'],
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record);
				// 	then write the new bid to the bids table from the new bidder.  This is currently the max.min.bid + 5.00			 
				$record2 = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $user->uid,
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $new_sell_price,
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record2);
				// update the uc_products table to the new sell_price
				db_query('UPDATE {uc_products} SET sell_price = %d WHERE nid = %d', 
						$new_sell_price, $form_state['values']['nid']);
				// update the high_bidder and the new max. maximum bid in uc_rauction from the new bidder
				db_query('UPDATE {uc_auction} SET high_bidder = %d, mxbid = %d WHERE nid = %d',
						$user->uid, $form_state['values']['user_bid'], $form_state['values']['nid']);
	    	}
			// Verify if the bid is less than the new_bid_limit which currently is max.max.bid + 6.00
			elseif ($form_state['values']['user_bid'] > $m_mxbid 
					&& $form_state['values']['user_bid'] > $new_bid_limit
					&& $bid_change_diff > $bid_diff) {
				global $user;
				// first write the current max. bid to the bids table from the current high_bidder - added 19/11/2008
				$record = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $node->uc_auction['high_bidder'],
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $node->uc_auction['mxbid'],
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record);
				// 	then write the new bid to the bids table from the new bidder.  This is currently the max.max.bid + 1.00			 
				$record2 = array(
						'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
						'uid' => $user->uid,
						'time' => time(),
						'bid' => $new_sell_price2,
				);
				drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record2);
				// update the uc_products table to the new sell_price
				db_query('UPDATE {uc_products} SET sell_price = %d WHERE nid = %d', 
						$new_sell_price2, $form_state['values']['nid']);
				// update the high_bidder and the new max. maximum bid in uc_rauction from the new bidder
				db_query('UPDATE {uc_auction} SET high_bidder = %d, mxbid = %d WHERE nid = %d',
						$user->uid, $form_state['values']['user_bid'], $form_state['values']['nid']);
	    	}
			else {		// current bid is more than max.min.bid (mxbid) + 5.00
						global $user;
						// first write the current min. bid to the bids table from the current high_bidder - added 19/11/2008
						$record = array(
							'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
							'uid' => $node->uc_auction['high_bidder'],
							'time' => time(),
							'bid' => $m_mxbid,
						);
						drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record);
						// 	then write the new bid to the bids table from the new bidder		
                        $record2 = array(
                            'nid' => $form_state['values']['nid'],
                            'uid' => $user->uid,
                            'time' => time(),
                            'bid' => $form_state['values']['user_bid'],
                        );
                        drupal_write_record('uc_auction_bids', $record2);
						// update the uc_products table to the new sell_price
                		db_query('UPDATE {uc_products} SET sell_price = %d WHERE nid = %d', 
							$form_state['values']['user_bid'], $form_state['values']['nid']);
						// update the high_bidder and the new max. maximum bid in uc_rauction from the new bidder
						db_query('UPDATE {uc_auction} SET high_bidder = %d, mxbid = %d WHERE nid = %d',
							$user->uid, $form_state['values']['user_bid'], $form_state['values']['nid']);
   			}
		}
	}
	// Do we want to notify the outbid user?
	if (variable_get('uc_auction_notify_outbid', TRUE) && $outbid != 0) {
		$outbid_user = user_load($outbid);
		if (!isset($outbid_user->uc_auction_notify_outbid) || $outbid_user->uc_auction_notify_outbid) {
			drupal_mail('uc_auction', 'uc_auction_notify_outbid', $outbid_user->mail, user_preferred_language($outbid_user), array('node' => $node, 'user' => $outbid_user));
			watchdog('uc_auction', '@user was notified that they were outbid on an auction for !item.', array('@user' => $outbid_user->name, '!item' => l($node->title, "node/{$node->nid}")));
		}
	}
}