Chris Wilson Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Getting into this e-bay lark a bit now, is there software or a third party who people recommend to automatically bid up to a fixed limit whilst you do something more productive (like fit a turbo on a MKIV...)? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 eBay does that for you anyway, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra_Nish Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 It does indeed, or if you want to be flash use http://www.auctionsniper.com Enters your bid in the dying seconds to avoid a bidding war early on in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 17, 2005 Author Share Posted November 17, 2005 I have heard of stuff that ups you bid in the closing minutes, which has to be advantageous, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Getting into this e-bay lark a bit now, is there software or a third party who people recommend to automatically bid up to a fixed limit whilst you do something more productive (like fit a turbo on a MKIV...)? Cheers. It will bid up to your set amount. The interesting bit is watching it to see if someone bids just a few pence more than you. Many a time I've set alarms to go off in the middle of the night to watch bidding end (much to Vickis annoyance!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 It does indeed, or if you want to be flash use http://www.auctionsniper.com Enters your bid in the dying seconds to avoid a bidding war early on in the game. Not tried that - looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Mmm...not to sure about giving a third party access to my E-Bay user name and password Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I use http://www.phantombidder.com/PhantomBidder/Default.asp Bid 5 secs before the end, never failed me yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slapmatt Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Mmm...not to sure about giving a third party access to my E-Bay user name and password I'm the same as you - but I guess it depends how desparately you want to win something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 There's software you can run on your own pc if you don't trust a third party. Just found this after my first quick search - http://www.sniperight.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 another - http://www.auction-sleuth.com/ and another - http://www.downloadjunction.com/product/software/84657/ and a whole bunch here - http://www.downloadjunction.com/product/software/10120/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 You can't beat setting an alarm and using a clock. I usually get my final bid in 1 second before the auction ends. Much better than relying on some distant server to do it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoriFan Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 i agree with carl0s, i always prefer to manually bid just before auction ends. better to rely on yourself, imo. normally i set two windows with 2 bids, and a 3rd with the max bid i want, 99% of the time it works a treat. hit the first one about a minute before auction ends, next about 30secs, and final one in last few secs. rarely do i get outbid, have been on ebay since early 1999, made around 700 purchases, and only lost a very few in number, and those i wasnt really worried about. remember, sometimes eBay can suffer from server lag, and bids may not go through before auction ends. the other thing, i never max bid at $0.05 or $0.50 higher, so for e.g. $25, wouldn't do $25.05 or$25.50. better to do $27.25 or $27.90 or so, as most people bid in 0.05 or 0.50 gaps. not sure if this helps, but its worked for me pretty much 100% Ebay is my second home, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 sssh keep your secrets to yourself otherwise you'll lose the advantage!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 - to KaoriFan post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoriFan Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 lol, i am in a generous frame of mind today and if anyone outbids me, i will play a guilt trip on them for free Supra parts, j/k i got so much useful info from here, and its a great place to hang out with everyone, happy to be able make an input for a change, rather than just my bad jokes. haven't looked back since joining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 What is the advantage with this rather than just placing your highest bid. I collect vinyl and as far as I can see I loose a lot of items purely down to being outbid by a higher bidder willing to pay more money. The other thing with e bay and certainly the collectable vinyl listed, is the stupid money people are prepared to pay, way above what it's worth. i agree with carl0s, i always prefer to manually bid just before auction ends. better to rely on yourself, imo. normally i set two windows with 2 bids, and a 3rd with the max bid i want, 99% of the time it works a treat. hit the first one about a minute before auction ends, next about 30secs, and final one in last few secs. rarely do i get outbid, have been on ebay since early 1999, made around 700 purchases, and only lost a very few in number, and those i wasnt really worried about. remember, sometimes eBay can suffer from server lag, and bids may not go through before auction ends. the other thing, i never max bid at $0.05 or $0.50 higher, so for e.g. $25, wouldn't do $25.05 or$25.50. better to do $27.25 or $27.90 or so, as most people bid in 0.05 or 0.50 gaps. not sure if this helps, but its worked for me pretty much 100% Ebay is my second home, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoriFan Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 hi Barney, well, its really down to who you are bidding against. you can normally see how they are bidding by the 'history'. e.g if i want an item and its currently at $5.00 and cheap i would wait until the way i suggested. then in first window try it at a minute with say $6.95. someone may have proxied up to $9.99. so you get outbid. in next window already set up, i would have input $12.99 ready to go, and try that one. 9 times out of 10 you will win the item, and not have to fork out a large sum. if someone outbids me (which is rare), i would have in 3rd window a really high price for the last few seconds. and that will win the item 99% of the time. main reason i do this, is after first window, someone will think you are no longer interested, and think they won. then you hit them in last few seconds. if they re-bid, then you go to the 3rd option, and this normally is the killer for them. they think they are safe, and no one will outbid them again but i lurk in the shadows ready to pounce, lol if you do it automatically, you would lose the middle stage, and just proxy bid a high amount. where my way you have more chance of saving a fair bit in costs. and only go high as last resort (chances are they will get scared off from further bids) some vinyl really can be a rip off with what people ask as starting bid, a friend wanted a rare Ayumi Hamasaki (J-pop) single, it was a US remix 12inch. he paid 44UK for it, and had second thoughts and hoping he got outbid, he didn't. lol i didnt buy them, but wanted the first set of Marillion 12inch singles, from Script For a Jester's Tear, they were only a pound or two. sometimes you save other times get ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Thanks K I see where your coming from, unfortunately for me the records I'm losing out on nearly all of the time go to people who are prepared to pay silly money for them, I think even using your system I would still loose out. Example: An lp is sitting at £13 until the last few minutes, I place a maximum bid of say £20 within the last 30 seconds, I'm outbid straight away and the item finishes in excess of £30-40 plus. Can't see me winning that even using your system, unless I wack in silly money, which I'm not prepared to do. I can see your way of thinking though, yours is a good way of keepng the price down with the rapid bids, I'm certainly going to try it and see how I get on, perhaps it would work on items that don't have such a high interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Soon even this wont really work as a ten day auction will have no bids until the last few seconds. Its amazing how much some of the stuff on ebay goes for when people get carried away. I've been looking at new speakers and often see people paying the new price if not more than the new price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Soon even this wont really work as a ten day auction will have no bids until the last few seconds. Its amazing how much some of the stuff on ebay goes for when people get carried away. I've been looking at new speakers and often see people paying the new price if not more than the new price! I know, I've watched lp's valued at a couple of hundred quid go for over £500, auction fevor at it's worst. In my experience, the most sought after items on e bay attract almost all of their bids in the last few minutes.............he who has the biggest wallet wins (sadly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehound Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Getting into this e-bay lark a bit now, is there software or a third party who people recommend to automatically bid up to a fixed limit whilst you do something more productive (like fit a turbo on a MKIV...)? Cheers. oi oi oi never mind the ebay lark get on with my turbo, i dunno you just cant get the staff these days :p :rlol: :rlol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 You can collect it over the weekend, it should be done by tomorrow afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 if i want an item and its currently at $5.00 and cheap i would wait until the way i suggested. then in first window try it at a minute with say $6.95. someone may have proxied up to $9.99. so you get outbid. in next window already set up, i would have input $12.99 ready to go, and try that one. 9 times out of 10 you will win the item, and not have to fork out a large sum. if someone outbids me (which is rare), i would have in 3rd window a really high price for the last few seconds. and that will win the item 99% of the time. Why don't you just not bother with the the first two bids and just do step three? i.e. bid the max you're willing to pay at the last minute? That's what I do. I can't see any point or advantage in this three window business. Am I missing something here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehound Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 oky doky chris ill get some pennies for you in the morning, give me a ring when its all up and running and ill try and get up for it thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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