peter richards Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 dont do much buying , but tried to buy something tonight , there was only one other person bidding , but he seemed to have the upper hand on me all the time . so rather than push the price up i waited with the next bid and with about 15 seconds left put it in , but still lost it to him ?????????. should i have waited longer say only 5 seconds , advice for future bidding appreciated thanks peter:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Leave it till the last few seconds, say 10 secs, and then bid the maximum you're willing to pay. Usually you'll get it for a lot cheaper but if you still lose it doesn't matter because it went for more than you were willing to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 dont do much buying , but tried to buy something tonight , there was only one other person bidding , but he seemed to have the upper hand on me all the time . so rather than push the price up i waited with the next bid and with about 15 seconds left put it in , but still lost it to him ?????????. should i have waited longer say only 5 seconds , advice for future bidding appreciated thanks peter:( Pete, Did you mean that everytime you bid, he was right ahead of you again straight away? Could be that he had bid an amount higher then you right at the start. ie. Item comes up for 99p Knob A Bids £15 - Item shows 1 bid, item at 99p Peter bids £1.05 (Cheapskate) - Item shows 3 bids, item at £1.50 (Knob A's higher bid has jumped in. Peter then bids £5 - Item shows 5 bids, item at £5.50. and so on. 15 secs before the end:- Peter bids £13 Knob A wins the Item for £13.50 Is that what you mean? Post a link to the item and we can look at the bid history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 some people use automatic bidding software to win auctions. I've tried one once out of curiosity, and it worked well The s/w can bid for you as many times as necessary up to your maximum limit. and it can do it with 5 seconds to spare too, saving you the hassle of sitting there and refreshing the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimreaper Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 as above the best thing to do it bid the most you will pay for an item then see if you win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Pete, Did you mean that everytime you bid, he was right ahead of you again straight away? Could be that he had bid an amount higher then you right at the start. ie. Item comes up for 99p Knob A Bids £15 - Item shows 1 bid, item at 99p Peter bids £1.05 (Cheapskate) - Item shows 3 bids, item at £1.50 (Knob A's higher bid has jumped in. Peter then bids £5 - Item shows 5 bids, item at £5.50. and so on. 15 secs before the end:- Peter bids £13 Knob A wins the Item for £13.50 Is that what you mean? Post a link to the item and we can look at the bid history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Auction sniper works a treat but only if the situation mr ralph man suggests isn't in play. Only way to find that out is outbid early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Pete, Could be that he had bid an amount higher then you right at the start. I think so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I've one everything I wanted on ebay by doing what Jake said. Bidding earlier is pointless - you just force the price up. Wait for the last few seconds, bid the max you'll pay - chances are you will win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I've one everything I wanted on ebay by doing what Jake said. Bidding earlier is pointless - you just force the price up. Wait for the last few seconds, bid the max you'll pay - chances are you will win. Yeh that, or just use auction sniper and bid what your prepared to pay 1 or 2 secs before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 ok guys thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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