How to win on ebay...?

[-Ralph-]

I'm bidding for something on ebay using ebays own automatic bidding system, where you put in the maximum and it bids for you.

It says I am in the lead and the highest bidder, but the displayed price hasn't moved since my first bid. I do really want the item so I put my maximum bid in as being a bit over the odds. It hasn't moved since the first time I bid 4 or 5 days ago though. Does this mean I'm the person with the highest maximum bid? Why hasn't it automatically gone up to just above the next highest bidders maximum? i.e if I put a maximum of 30 quid, and somebody else put a maximum of 20 quid, why isn't it sitting at 21 quid with me as the highest bidder?

Any other tips to ensure I win the auction?

Thanks

[Dave20046]

That's because no one has bid against you.......

if you post the url I'd be happy to bump up the price you pay if you want :scratch:

Tips, if possible don't bother bidding til the last minute.

[zsv650]

good broadband and the refresh button and a twitchy trigger finger.

[Quiff Wichard]

snipe..


look up sipe Ralph its free and you put in the e bay number of the item.. and the amount you want to bid and it bids for ya with half a millisecond left-

look it up

[zsv650]

also check the miss spelled listing's one feck up can be a real blessing for a buyer.

[Quiff Wichard]

here u go Ralph

http://www.snipe-to-win.com/

[Dave20046]

think I use auction stealer

bit underhand though....

[-Ralph-]

That's because no one has bid against you.......

if you post the url I'd be happy to bump up the price you pay if you want :scratch:

Tips, if possible don't bother bidding til the last minute.

But it says there are 2 bidders? Don't get me wrong, I'm not unhappy that the price hasn't gone up. Just a bit concerned that the automatic bidding system isn't working properly? Also the price is under £2 for something that I think is worth 30 or 40 quid, so if it's still like that a few minutes before the item closes, will the seller not end the auction early? I'd rather bid realistic money and get it, than the seller think he's not getting enough and end the auction. Or can he see what I have set as my maximum bid?

snipe..


look up sipe Ralph its free and you put in the e bay number of the item.. and the amount you want to bid and it bids for ya with half a millisecond left-

look it up

I will do, do you have to put in a fixed amount and thats what it bids, or will it bid the minimum necessary to win, up to a limit that you have set?

[Dave20046]

But it says there are 2 bidders? Don't get me wrong, I'm not unhappy that the price hasn't gone up. Just a bit concerned that the automatic bidding system isn't working properly? Also the price is under £2 for something that I think is worth 30 or 40 quid, so if it's still like that a few minutes before the item closes, will the seller not end the auction early?



I will do, do you have to put in a fixed amount and thats what it bids, or will it bid the minimum necessary to win, up to a limit that you have set?
the systems bid the minimum to win (it's impossible to bid more than that as per the way ebay is)

Nah the 2nd bidder might have set a previous bid but you're currently beating him. say you've set a maximum of £30 an dhis maximum is currently £20. Well your bid is now at £21 as that's the minimum necesary to bid if he ups his max to £25 then your will be upped to £26 and if he ups to £35 then you'll be losing and his bid will be at £31.

maketh sense?

[-Ralph-]

the systems bid the minimum to win (it's impossible to bid more than that as per the way ebay is)

Nah the 2nd bidder might have set a previous bid but you're currently beating him. say you've set a maximum of £30 an dhis maximum is currently £20. Well your bid is now at £21 as that's the minimum necesary to bid if he ups his max to £25 then your will be upped to £26 and if he ups to £35 then you'll be losing and his bid will be at £31.

maketh sense?

Yep, thanks, that makes perfect sense and is what I expected. But is that process hidden or should I see the price of the item going up?

[-Ralph-]

here u go Ralph

http://www.snipe-to-win.com/

Thanks Quiff, I just googled snipe and saw there was a few snipe websites, I was about to post to see if you could recommend one.

[Dave20046]

Yep, thanks, that makes perfect sense and is what I expected. But is that process hidden or should I see the price of the item going up?
If they bid again then yeah you should see it being pushed up against your maximum bid. you can view the bid history somewhere at the top of the listing.

[bris]

All the serious bids are done in the last few seconds, it can be sitting with you winning at £2 for days then bam 3 secs to go and your £30 is out bid. Always enter your highest maximum with about 10 seconds to go as it does'nt give any one enough time to reconsider their highest bid if you out bid them.
You can always check the bid history on the auction page by clicking the bids link.

[hob]

Tips, if possible don't bother bidding til the last minute.

+1

Never understood bidding on an item until the last day, winning for 5 days and loosing in the last 20 seconds is usually what happens.

[MrMessy]

How do you find miss-spelled items?

[shonadoll]

I use auctionstealer.com=- it's free.

[yorkie_chris]

Miss-spell it yourself and search

[hollyj]

If you put in a bid then change your max price the next day, it appears as two bids but the price won't change until someone else bids against you :)

[oliverchitty]

Miss-spell it yourself and search

haha awesome!