bucktim Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I hate ebay bidders who bid when there is still 5, 4, 3, 2, and even 1 day before the auction even ends. Makes no sense, unless you like driving the price up. I always determine the highest amount I am willing to pay and then bid when there is like only 30 seconds left. Its called sniping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Keep that a secret....shhhhhh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I hate Snipers I often don';t have time to sit around my computer and wait for an auction to end, so I just bid my highest bid and wait and see Different strokes for different folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmark Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I sell on E-bay, and I love you both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I sell A LOT on E-Bay, and I like anyone who keeps the price going up. As far as buying, I determine how much I am willing to spend, and that is my max bid. Sometimes you win, sometimes not. To each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 when i bid on ebay, i do the same, bid what i'm willing to pay. however, always check the retail price. sometimes you can overspend. i like to bid early because i will have the item in my inbox so i won't forget about it. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 those people that are bidding early are probably their friends driving the price up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 those people that are bidding early are probably their friends driving the price up. While I know that happens, I'd disagree for the majority - I think its mostly just people who are either "marking" the auction for tracking by lowball bidding on it instead of adding it to their watchlist, or, its those rare individuals who think they can win a brand new XL650 for $100, and so they bid.... but no more. I also hate sniping, too. (But i do it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Ebay needs to implement the 15 minute rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 You guys are also forgetting that sometimes the "Early / Low bid" sometimes wins. I have have both bought and sold things on E-bay for WAY less than they should have sold for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Just returned from the post office, shipped an E-Bay item to a winning Bidder today!!!! Thanks E-Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I rarely even look at items that haven't switched from "days" to "hours". I bid the max I want to spend anyway, so getting sniped is nothing to me as I wouldn't have bid higher if I had a weeks notice. I figure the auction is open until the very end and see nothing wrong with sniping. What I can't understand are the people who pay retail or higher for used stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I hate it when people fail to grasp the bidding process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Ebay needs to implement the 15 minute rule. Doesn't one of the gun auction sites use the 15 minute rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I sell on eBay and my buyers may bid anytime they damn' well please! An early bid reassures me that the item is effectively already sold. I consignment-sold an antique Japanese vase last night (buyer is in Hong Kong), and believe it or not the last two bidders sniped in during the last FEW SECONDS...! But... I had a fair and decent bidder for the item the second day out... so... it would've been a sale no matter what. Different buyers have different reasons (and methods) for bidding. I just want them to BID--period. Doesn't much matter WHEN. I set up my auctions so they all end in concert and in a certain sequence at a certain time of day that's convenient for me (but still a viable time for the East Coast). And not all on the same day, necessarily, either--it all depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I'm with Erik. Work the system however you wish. That's what it's there for, to be worked! Kinda like a shooting stage, solve it your way. In systems like this they have things called rules, not procedures. You determine your procedure within the rules. -- Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I just want them to BID--period. Doesn't much matter WHEN. I am all for that. I am currently selling an enclosed trailer and it will sell for more on eBay than I can get for it anywhere...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 If you bid your maximum willingness to pay, it doesn't matter whether you bid with 5 days or 5 seconds left. Think about it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 'zactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Yes, and by the way: I had two recent listings for sale where the buyers bid in the first 10 minutes of listing!! Now THAT kind of commitment I LIKE!!! I didn't have to worry about THOSE listings the whole week! (And they each had more than one bidder anyway... so... win-win...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Everybody bidding at any auction these days seems like a moron. And it's all nickel and dime stuff that people bid a dollar on. My personal favorite auction act of stupidity is bidding on one of a lot - say 1 out of a lot of 20 fountain pens. The bidding starts and the high bidder wins for choice for his/her desired fountain pen(s) out of the lot. Auctioneer calls out for any others to take their pick at the same price. THEN after the *choice* items are gone, the bidding resumes and the blithering morons in attendance bid MORE for the remaining less-desirable items (on a per item basis). Between that and watching people bid new money (or more!) on used computer equipment, I quit auctions altogether. But I do LOVE selling stuff on ebay. My jaw hits the floor every time I do it. Bless the bidders' peapickin' little hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 OK, I just realized the PERFECT reason for bidding early. I am bidding on an item currently, and it ends while I will be off at our usual Thursday night IPSC league. Are you really saying I should skip shooting, and stay home to bid on an item on E-Bay. I have my Priorities you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 With a 15 minute rule, doesn't that just mean that the "snipers" will bid at 15min 30 sec to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 With a 15 minute rule, doesn't that just mean that the "snipers" will bid at 15min 30 sec to go? No, gunbroker.com uses that format and is the only true auction format and be fair to the seller of the item being auctioned off.....if at anytime a bid is placed within the last 15 minutes of the auction ending time the auction gets held over for 15 minutes longer until no other bid is placed and 15 minutes expire.....that gives a true sense of a going once, going twice, sold to highest bidder like a normal auction would be handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 OK, I just realized the PERFECT reason for bidding early. I am bidding on an item currently, and it ends while I will be off at our usual Thursday night IPSC league. Are you really saying I should skip shooting, and stay home to bid on an item on E-Bay. I have my Priorities you know. Laptop with cellular modem? You could be stats guy too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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