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Best Ebay Strategy?

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spudz
Posts: 2564 - Karma: 5
Bid right at the last minute? or what.. how do i win?

gawd its so intense!
Mar 31 2008 11:09PM
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Lax_Bro40
Posts: 5166 - Karma: 18
open one window fill out all the info... open another keep track of the time with one minute left open the 1st window and bid.
Mar 31 2008 11:11PM
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proZach
Posts: 7163 - Karma: 919
sometimes i use http://www.auctionsniper.com you can sign up and get like 5 free snipes.

basically you set the time to when you want it to bid and what your maxbid is. works well if your max is higher.
Mar 31 2008 11:12PM
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cmeriptahoe
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Keep you max bid low and then raise it in the last minute so he doesn't have time to enter multiple bids to get past it. That will of course backfire if he is willing to pay something ridiculous and has his max bid that high. But then at least he gets fucked.
Mar 31 2008 11:15PM
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spudz
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so intense! so much is at stake~!
Mar 31 2008 11:15PM
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MrPantyDropper
Posts: 5016 - Karma: 65
if i really want the product..i usually raise the bid to see how the other person reacts, then when i know, bid accordingly in order to win..

usually put the highest im willing to pay in around 15-45 seconds left.
Mar 31 2008 11:15PM
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skithesprings
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im petty sure you can set auto bids with a maximum.

not 100% though
Mar 31 2008 11:16PM
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spudz
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thanks for all the tips.. 3 minutes.. lets see if i can work some magic
Mar 31 2008 11:20PM
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kyle_w
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ebay sniper
Mar 31 2008 11:23PM
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spudz
Posts: 2564 - Karma: 5
AW SHIT YEAH

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=150229444800
Mar 31 2008 11:24PM
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mysterymanjgj
Posts: 411 - Karma: 13
yup definitely gotta snipe it
Mar 31 2008 11:24PM
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spudz
Posts: 2564 - Karma: 5
yeah i headshotted that mofo
Mar 31 2008 11:29PM
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Static
Posts: 8570 - Karma: 4,099
no way dude you totally screwed yourself on that one. You doubled the price by not waiting untill the last second. You got had.
Mar 31 2008 11:31PM
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spudz
Posts: 2564 - Karma: 5
Turntables son!

your my hero too!.
Apr 1 2008 12:40AM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
epic win
Apr 1 2008 12:42AM
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spudz
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so happy
Apr 1 2008 12:43AM
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Dan.
Posts: 7201 - Karma: 1,126
haha i just bought that same LP at the record shop for 2.00 even now i know if i want to make 25 cents i can go on ebay
Apr 1 2008 1:39AM
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Scott~
Posts: 2551 - Karma: 49
sniping tools~
Apr 1 2008 1:45AM
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ISkiSwitch
Posts: 3157 - Karma: 22
There's also an AIM thing which alerts you if someone bids higher than you. I've found it useful if I get outbid in the last hour or so.
Apr 1 2008 2:34AM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
the price is right taught me that when it comes to bidding on ebay, always bid increments, but add a couple cents like 12.03  or 12.53.   everyone goes by quarter or 50 cent increments, but add a couple cents and you can win it just by a few cents.   works well.
Apr 1 2008 11:32AM
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sarahskis
Posts: 1587 - Karma: 41
auctionsniper.com works every time for me. You can put a cap on your bid so you don't overspend
Apr 1 2008 12:15PM
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jKutcher
Posts: 3936 - Karma: 4,260
def gotta snipe it
Apr 1 2008 12:24PM
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t-roy
Posts: 4041 - Karma: 52
if i see an item i want, i wait til the last minute or 20 seconds bid once, so i don't let anyone else know that i'm watching it. then i just enter my max bid once and see how it goes.
Apr 1 2008 1:19PM
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Manlenium
Posts: 571 - Karma: 11
Bid twice what its worth, at last second.
Jun 12 2008 3:04AM
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