I think some people are just dumb

[M-technik-3]

Why do you bid on an item days before the end? Idiots end up just driving up prices, Dumb Fucks. Just venting lock at anytime.

[bmwannabe]

i feel your pain, wait till the last minute, its not like your gonna win it 5 days before the end.

[royalflush313]

can we turn this into a "how to win on eBay" thread?

I try to do the whole outbid everyone in the remaining seconds, but I always lose :? I don't really know how it works, so thats probably the problem. This is why I love the "buy it now" feature.

[parkerbink]

http://www.auctionsniper.com/?how=parker.bink@verizon.net

.25cents up to 25.00 & 1% final cost after that. it bids up to your max 5seconds before the end. Win & pay much less!

I love it!

You guys get 2 free snipes before they ask you to pay, I get three free for each that actually sign up.

[kansas-ix]

proxy bidding sluts proxy bidding, that's how you win.
That's why people bid 5 days in advance,
I find an item and figure right away what I would think is a good deal and willing to pay for the item, submit my bid just under that and wait , if overbid at last minute and still in $$ range, rebid.

[M-technik-3]

Proxy bidding? explain the term please in laymans. I wait till last hour then just watch it.

[Jand3rson]

Proxy bidding? explain the term please in laymans. I wait till last hour then just watch it.

Proxy bidding is when you enter in a bid amount much, much higher than the starting price. That way when someone else bids, it keeps telling them that they have been outbid. For instance, bidding $50 on an item that you would pay $50 for, but the auction only starts at $5.

[kansas-ix]

No you that option that option they have to bid up to a certain amount for you in you absence- proxy .

Bids up to your max bid for you basically by going up in smallest allowable increments.

You bid max say $50 on say a bag of nuggets.
It starts at $25.00 and some jerk bids $26 then the proxy bid will automatically bid $26.25 for you say the same jerk bids $27 then the proxy will bid 27.25 and so on up to your max bid.

[parkerbink]

The problem with proxy bidding is the other interested people know you exist. If you do not bid until seconds before the end the person thinks they are going to win & don't keep countering your bids. This way you can win for much less.

[M-technik-3]

Hence why I won't bid prior to last hour.

[kansas-ix]

I figure if you top me fuck it you got a bad deal and I laugh.

Thats the way I bid and thats my input.

[nitro325is]

http://www.auctionsniper.com/?how=parker.bink@verizon.net

.25cents up to 25.00 & 1% final cost after that. it bids up to your max 5seconds before the end. Win & pay much less!

I love it!

You guys get 2 free snipes before they ask you to pay, I get three free for each that actually sign up.

or do what I do.have 3 windows open.One to refresh and the other two to bid.I have never lost an auction this way.I love waiting till the last 10-15 seconds and getting an excellent deal.Having my 6 Mbps speed helps also.

[parkerbink]

Nitro's solution is good if you have (as he does) great connectivity. if not it is really frustrating clicking bid & watching the auction end while the page is refreshing, also with the sniper you do not have to be near a computer.

[M-technik-3]

or do what I do.have 3 windows open.One to refresh and the other two to bid.I have never lost an auction this way.I love waiting till the last 10-15 seconds and getting an excellent deal.Having my 6 Mbps speed helps also.

This is the way I do it.

[Schniddy]

or do what I do.have 3 windows open.One to refresh and the other two to bid.I have never lost an auction this way.I love waiting till the last 10-15 seconds and getting an excellent deal.Having my 6 Mbps speed helps also.

This is the way I do it.

same here, but isnt it a bitch when the action ends in like 3 in the morning!