Hi!!! theres this item in ebay I SO WANT IT!!!! But im new in ebay, i know in ends in couple of hours, theres only one bidder so far, I NEED IT!!! I so want to win, but I have never used ebay before, I know how to bid, but is there anything else I can do? how can I win this auction? (besides offering a so expensive price)
Any tips?? what do I need to know and how could I win?
*I havent bidded yet because I dont want to push the other to start raising the price ....
2007-09-29 20:14:54 · 6 answers · asked by Aija 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Dont bid until the last 30 seconds, make sure you bid the most you can afford. You will still win it for the lower price that it was anyway.
2007-09-29 20:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The method is called sniping. Keep an eye on your prey. Wait until theres very little auction time left and put whatever price you want(5 minutes or less). Be sure to do this on a broadband connection. Refresh the browser every time its possible until the auction is over. If you're outbid and want to bid more then do so.
2007-09-29 20:21:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By putting in the highest bid. There is one catch which is say you go of line because you have to got o work or somewhere you bean invited to or where ever somebody could get on Kline put in a higher bid them yours and say threes1 hour left and your not going to get back be for the hour is up you've had it. In that case look for a slimare auction like if you auctioned for a book you could look for the same boook and see if anybody else is selling it.
2007-09-30 03:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a pair recommendations. definite, "sniping" DOES artwork often times; in spite of the undeniable fact that, by ability of utilising this technique, you besides would run the hazard of somebody else outbidding you on the final 0.5 2d and you working out of time. you could desire to be quickly so as to get that bid in. you additionally can put in a optimal bid; enter in even if quantity you're prepared to pay as much as and eBay will bid on your behalf until it reaches that optimal bid. So say, you're prepared to pay $sixty 5 for this merchandise, enter that quantity, and every time somebody else bids, eBay will improve your bid one increment above theirs until it hits $sixty 5. this technique is nice in that, it facilitates avert you from getting over excited in a bidding conflict. each so often we start up bidding for the exhilaration of it particularly than for the object itself--this has a tendency to happen lots once you're in a bidding conflict. And definite, there are some sellers who do make substitute identity's tocontinual up bids. that's called "shilling/shill bidding." yet, that's uncommon, so do no longer anticipate. maximum situations, what you think of is shilling, is actual no longer, it is only somebody else who incredibly needs the object. you could look on the different bidders information, if something looks off--say, 1000 bids to in basic terms one vendor--that should sign something fishy is going on. yet, nonetheless, it isn't any longer constantly authentic. i've got bid on 10-20 products from one vendor on the same time, this happens lots whilst sellers combine transport and have a product that the guy incredibly likes. don't get too all in favour of what different bidders are doing. concentration on how lots you're prepared to pay and artwork with that. don't recover from excited in a bidding conflict; you could nicely be apologetic approximately this later.
2016-12-17 13:16:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh for cryin' out loud, just get in there and bid something already.
2007-09-29 20:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by That's a Stupid Question 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the item?
hahahahahaha...
2007-09-29 20:18:47 · answer #6 · answered by Meh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋