bidding in the dying seconds of an eBay auction is so much fun
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Good thread. 
So nobody does this: hits refresh in the dying seconds and then cast your maximum bid as late as possible? haha.
So nobody does this: hits refresh in the dying seconds and then cast your maximum bid as late as possible? haha.
IOfTheStorm
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I think we were all waiting for you to post a link to the awesome thing that you just won.
I have trouble doing this because I get too anxious and half the time wind up bidding beforehand anyway. But yeah, when I'm able to hold out, it's quite nice. Except when there are 5 other people doing the same thing.
I have trouble doing this because I get too anxious and half the time wind up bidding beforehand anyway. But yeah, when I'm able to hold out, it's quite nice. Except when there are 5 other people doing the same thing.
Evil?
omghaxlol!1
It is nice when you do it but I fucking hate it when someone does it to me!! I am filled with rage.
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
Agreed - I cannot believe there are so many idiots out there who refuse to wait until the end to show their cards. The only instances where I can understand it are when you know you won't be able to access the web when the auction ends, otherwise there's no excuse.
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
The absolute best though is when someone thinks "Hey, I'll bid $10,000 in the last few seconds - that will absolutely ensure that I get it no matter how high it goes". Then of course someone else does the same thing and the item worth $50 at best goes for $10,000.
Seen it a bunch of times.
Seen it a bunch of times.
I suppose the idea behind maximum bidding is that you can just bid your max amount and walk away. Of course, why pay max when you can pay minimum? This is actually a flaw in eBay's logic. You can put something on sale for 6 days and in theory, nobody should bid on it until it is 60 seconds from closing.
@Evil? Yeah, I hate when it happens to me, but I'm fighting fire with fire.
@Evil? Yeah, I hate when it happens to me, but I'm fighting fire with fire.
oh sorry, yeah it was Sabbath's Dehumanizer. It had 3 bids on it, I bid my max amount with about 50 seconds to go and then won. I looked at the bidding history and there were 9 bids!!! As it turns out, other people started bidding but were going up in $0.50 cent increments.
Jim LotFP
The Keeper of Metal
When doing the Ebay thing, I bid the amount I'm willing to pay for it. Ebay will tell me that I won it or not sooner or later. Shopping is not a sport.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
There are also, sniping programs you can use if you wont be around when the auction ends. I have one, which was sent to me from swizzy, but never have used it yet.
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
I hear ya, and that definitely makes the labor end of it easier; however, I find if you snipe in the last minute of the auction, 70% of the time you'll get the item cheaper than if you put in your max bid early and walk away.
Jim LotFP
The Keeper of Metal
I've heard this enough over the years that I guess I believe it. I just don't understand why it would work that way.
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
Because the other bidders don't even know there's someone else out there willing to pay more (or up to a certain amount) and don't have time to respond to your last minute bid with more bids. The element of surprise drives the price down in addition to giving you a better chance of acquiring the item. It's a total win-win strategy.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
General Zod
Ruler of Australia
I guess I just don't pay close enough attention. Lost out on something Friday night, but I was in the middle of a Rotisserie Baseball auction draft. No time.
Zod
Zod
I'm actually bidding on two items tonight. I've set my alarm clock to go off 5 minutes before auction ends!
EricT
Don't you ever get...
I do this all the time... sometimes on items that are really cheap, and I may already have, just to be a cunt.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
I'm actually bidding on two items tonight. I've set my alarm clock to go off 5 minutes before auction ends!
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