E-bay question.. - SV650.org

29-03-08, 01:37 PM

Why do people bid on items with 9days 23hours left to go?

All your gonna do is push the price up for yourselves and everbody else, don't do it!!!!

That is all..

on yer bike · 29-03-08, 01:44 PM

I do it if its 99p or something, just the one bid. it lets you know when theres another bidder, and seems to give better email alerts than when watching an item

tigersaw · 29-03-08, 02:06 PM

the seller cant pull an item with less than 12 hours to go, and since they often do, I don't bother bidding until then.

29-03-08, 03:45 PM

I just won a set of Exhausts for the ZZR like that. I put on a bid, forgot about it, and then a few days later got an email telling me I'd won! not bad - set of carbon can co. ovals for 100 beans.

29-03-08, 05:12 PM

i agree dont waste your time bidding till the last min

but then if you want the item to stay on ebay and it has no bids and only silly money for what it is then ill bid but only once

29-03-08, 05:16 PM

It's all in the psychology for me! I put a bid on if there's none on there, tells potential bidders to "sod off, I've got this one" if they thought they'd get it on the cheap and no-one else had noticed

In fact I tend to just bid the price I'd be willing to pay - I know, it's novel! - and leave it and see if I win. Too easy to get caught up in bidding wars.

29-03-08, 05:35 PM

I outbid in the last dying seconds if I really want something and there's been previous bidding activity. When I bid it's always for silly amounts, like £27-51, never a round figure.

phil24_7 · 29-03-08, 06:28 PM

Same as Lozzo on that!

Sometimes I bid early if I know I wont be able to get to the PC but that's only so mI can find it easier on eBay mobile!

dirtydog · 29-03-08, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick_1871

All your gonna do is push the price up for yourselves and everbody else, don't do it!!!!

I don't get how it's going to push the priceup? surely it makes no difference whether some one bids with 9 days 23 hours left or with 1 hour left? It'll still be worth the same will it not?

fizzwheel · 29-03-08, 06:46 PM

I put in an early low bid just to get my name on the bidders list. I snipe things I really really want and I read somewhere if two people bid the same price, the person that wins is the person that bid first on the item.

29-03-08, 01:37 PM	#1
StreetHawk Guest Posts: n/a	E-bay question.. Why do people bid on items with 9days 23hours left to go? All your gonna do is push the price up for yourselves and everbody else, don't do it!!!! That is all..

29-03-08, 01:44 PM	#2
on yer bike Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 869	Re: E-bay question.. I do it if its 99p or something, just the one bid. it lets you know when theres another bidder, and seems to give better email alerts than when watching an item __________________

29-03-08, 02:06 PM	#3
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: E-bay question.. the seller cant pull an item with less than 12 hours to go, and since they often do, I don't bother bidding until then.

29-03-08, 03:45 PM	#4
philbut Guest Posts: n/a	Re: E-bay question.. I just won a set of Exhausts for the ZZR like that. I put on a bid, forgot about it, and then a few days later got an email telling me I'd won! not bad - set of carbon can co. ovals for 100 beans.

29-03-08, 05:12 PM	#5
ricky Guest Posts: n/a	Re: E-bay question.. i agree dont waste your time bidding till the last min but then if you want the item to stay on ebay and it has no bids and only silly money for what it is then ill bid but only once

29-03-08, 05:16 PM	#6
muffles Guest Posts: n/a	Re: E-bay question.. It's all in the psychology for me! I put a bid on if there's none on there, tells potential bidders to "sod off, I've got this one" if they thought they'd get it on the cheap and no-one else had noticed In fact I tend to just bid the price I'd be willing to pay - I know, it's novel! - and leave it and see if I win. Too easy to get caught up in bidding wars.

29-03-08, 05:35 PM	#7
Lozzo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: E-bay question.. I outbid in the last dying seconds if I really want something and there's been previous bidding activity. When I bid it's always for silly amounts, like £27-51, never a round figure.

29-03-08, 06:28 PM	#8
phil24_7 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Plymouth, England Posts: 3,787	Re: E-bay question.. Same as Lozzo on that! Sometimes I bid early if I know I wont be able to get to the PC but that's only so mI can find it easier on eBay mobile! __________________ Phil I'm not here for a long time, I'm here for a good time! Blue SV650 K3, GSX-R K5 front end, TL1000S clip-ons, lower fairings, seat cowl, gel seat, Pyramid undertray, R&G crash bungs, stainless steel bar ends, full titanium Akrapovic exhaust, Power Commander, clear rear light, flush mount front indys, mini rear indys, Autocom 300 duo intercom, Acumen cat 1 alarm and Micheline Pilot Power 2ct's.

29-03-08, 06:46 PM	#10
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Re: E-bay question.. I put in an early low bid just to get my name on the bidders list. I snipe things I really really want and I read somewhere if two people bid the same price, the person that wins is the person that bid first on the item. __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

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