Thread: Bidding Against An SRP Member?

I tend to bid low and early, I don't fret over last minute bids, unless thats when I find the item. I'll tend to bid the full amount I'm willing to go right off. I have no time to play games, ether I win or I don't.

I have no love for snipers but thats another issue and there is nothing that can be done about it, so why waste time with it. I'm also not worried about being over bid by a member, as I know my bid is low. Heck if someone is going to walk away with something nice for next to nothing... why not me

Knowing another member is bidding can sometimes help too. I recently noticed a stone on the Australian ebay site. One of our more senior members had put in an early bid and emailed a question to the seller. They then dropped out of the bidding.

Made me think twice about something I almost certainly would have over-bid for had the other member not been there. I either dodged a bullet, or let an Escher slip by for 45AUD. I think it was the former....

James.

I tend not to bid against other members without pming them first and asking if they really want it or are willing to go to a higher price range than me as I don't want us bumping the prices up for each other (after all if you could have bought something for $50 but end up paying $90 because two members bid against each other it's a bit of a waste when you could have sorted in with one pm).

Sometimes I don't notice if they aren't the high bidder or it's near the end of the bidding (I also put in small bids to start with just to try and keep items on my radar).

If you want something on Ebay you bid to your threshold. If another forum member has a higher threshold then he wins. If you want the item then bid away and dont worry about another member bidding, he has his limit the same as you. Yes you could pm each other to settle this threshold before the auction ends but isn't that a kind of bidding also

Oh if I want it I buy it, no friends on Ebay

PuFF

Edit: That sounds so mercenary

The way eBay is set up, it's meant to drive up the sale price by buyers bidding against one another. And yes, we're not the only ones bidding on straights (gasp!) so I don't mind people here bidding against each other, especially if it's a special or rare item
... but I don't mind if they make deals to, say, not bid against each other ... I'll lay off the Boker you want if you lay off the W&B I want ... and maybe it's a good idea to PM each other your max bids and see who 'wins', and then that guy can maybe get it cheaper (like Bruno said ... if he and I are the only ones bidding on a W&B, and he'd pay $100 and I'd max out at $90, there's no point in finding that out the hard way and letting the seller reap the benefits if a couple of PMs between us lets me know I won't win it so why bother and I'll concentrate on something else, and Bruno wins it for $10.)

If i ever outbid a member they should contact me and see if i will sell to them at the auction price.