Thread: been surfin ebay all day and all I got was this stupid mouse clicking blister..

Just register on esnipe, program tour bid in way early and wait for the email notification saying you won!

Much easier and much less stressful.

Just set the highest bid you wish to pay and let it ride. Be sure to pay attention, they may relist it, even several weeks later.

The worst that can happen is that you get caught and suspended, but that is uncommon. What is much more likely is that you don't get what you pay for, and you find you don't have any of the protection available with an eBay sale.

You can't normally see the identity of a bidder.

If you know your maximum bid, say I was willing to pay $50 for something, and not a cent more, you just put in $50 as your initial bid. Lets say the set increments of bidding on this item are $1, the current price of the item is $10, and you're max amount willing to pay is $50. You put in your bid of $50, the current price of the item goes up to $11. If somebody bids $20, Ebay automatically will increase your bid to $21. This will continue until the bidding stops, or your $50 limit is reached. I think I remember reading somewhere, somebody correct me if I am wrong, that even if a person puts in a bid a second before the auction ends, ebay will still slip in the higher limit-bid of an opponent.

Heheheh It happened again tonight.. I put my Maximum in and was out bid, then I a few minutes after the auction ended I got a second chance offer. Oh well, win some lose some. I did get ahold of a W&B for a decent price last week.. But I just get a little suspicious of those that rise quickly then a few minutes later a second chance offer gets sent to me. Each time it's happened it was always an estate type seller. One guy actually tried to convince me that my bid was a contract and since the original buyer didn't pan out I was contracted to buy.. Needless to say the Navy boot pusher came out in me and I said a few choice words and left it at that. Some people are just straight up shiesty..

Originally Posted by adbuett

If you know your maximum bid, say I was willing to pay $50 for something, and not a cent more, you just put in $50 as your initial bid. Lets say the set increments of bidding on this item are $1, the current price of the item is $10, and you're max amount willing to pay is $50. You put in your bid of $50, the current price of the item goes up to $11. If somebody bids $20, Ebay automatically will increase your bid to $21. This will continue until the bidding stops, or your $50 limit is reached. I think I remember reading somewhere, somebody correct me if I am wrong, that even if a person puts in a bid a second before the auction ends, ebay will still slip in the higher limit-bid of an opponent.

That's all true, but someone is more likely to hid higher if he sees you bidding, than if he doesn't.

As for bidding in the last second, it is within the auction period, so it can win. I don't think it is wise to set up sniping software or website to do this, though. If two people bid the same amount, the first of them wins. The only real point of sniping is to get in later than the bidding process can react to you.

Originally Posted by Nervin

Heheheh It happened again tonight.. I put my Maximum in and was out bid, then I a few minutes after the auction ended I got a second chance offer.

That happened to me once , when I was new to ebay . Seller told me they had another razor just like the one I didn't win , and would let me have it for the amount I bid . I accepted the offer . What they sent me was a rusted piece of crap . Fortunately , I didn't pay enough for it , to make it worth shipping back . Needless to say , I never fell for that one again .

Yeah, theres lots of shill bidding that goes on. They even have "rings" where sellers agree to shill for each other. It was somewhat easier to trace back before ebay decided to hide buyers names. Makes me pretty sure ebay doesn't really care about it, or at least they don't unless its really obvious and could upset customers. As long as they get more money, they aren't worried.

I don't think that there is alot in razors, yet. But if the prices keep going up there will be more.

Originally Posted by dave5225

That happened to me once , when I was new to ebay . Seller told me they had another razor just like the one I didn't win , and would let me have it for the amount I bid . I accepted the offer . What they sent me was a rusted piece of crap . Fortunately , I didn't pay enough for it , to make it worth shipping back . Needless to say , I never fell for that one again .

That wasn't a second chance offer, which is still an eBay transaction with all the usual protection. As to shill bidding, I think eBay is very interested in it, but regards it as hard to prove. If they can't be sure it is happening, we can't be sure it is happening.

Originally Posted by Nervin

I have lost THREE 8/8 blades today.. I even use ebay countdown for my bidding.. What's worse is i missed out on a perfect W&B wedge because I was off on the time... sad thing it there were NO bids on it and it was at 9.99... plus the shipping.. I looked at the picture and it didn't seem to need much TLC at all... the sellers reviews were at 100%..

Does anyone think a lot of these guys Shill bid their own stuff? had one that I lost and almost immediately got a second chance offer on it... I thought it was hokey to send that almost immediately after the auction was over..

Auctions are something you can't count on winning. You just have to decide the most you are willing to pay for an item and bid. If you lose, it wasn't worth it.

I use ebay sparingly because it chaps me to have to wait 4 days and 5 hours on one item and two days and three hours on another one and may wind up with nothing. The moment I decide I want it is when I want to get it. Probably people that get a rush from risk taking are the ones best suited for ebay.