Darn it, 'lost' an ORIS TT1 Ebay auction last night
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redchina said:
aha!
so that's how they do it.
have you used this yourself? is it effective (and worth the 1%?)
ta : )
I've used this several times and it was very effective, never lost an auction using it and of course you only end up paying what you wan't to pay. Having said this, I haven't used it for a few years now as I don't buy that much on ebay anymore.so that's how they do it.
have you used this yourself? is it effective (and worth the 1%?)
ta : )
redchina said:
there was an Oris TT1 Divers watch on Ebay yesterday, this retails around $2000 AUD.
I had to leave my PC 15 minutes before the end of the auction and it sold for $670.
someone got a damn nice watch for the money there, but it sure wasnt me!
DAMN!
I never understand this: if you would have been happy to pay $700 for this (which would still be a bargain against $2000 (and assuming you can afford $700)) then why didn't you bid to that sum. I had to leave my PC 15 minutes before the end of the auction and it sold for $670.
someone got a damn nice watch for the money there, but it sure wasnt me!
DAMN!
Whenever I see something I want on ebay I bid once for the sum I'd be happy to pay for it. Sometimes I get outbid and sometimes I win. I'm never disappointed as either I think the winner overpaid or I'm the winner. I once bid £1,500 on an item and won it for 99p! Sold it later for £2000.
PaulHogan said:
redchina said:
there was an Oris TT1 Divers watch on Ebay yesterday, this retails around $2000 AUD.
I had to leave my PC 15 minutes before the end of the auction and it sold for $670.
someone got a damn nice watch for the money there, but it sure wasnt me!
DAMN!
I never understand this: if you would have been happy to pay $700 for this (which would still be a bargain against $2000 (and assuming you can afford $700)) then why didn't you bid to that sum. I had to leave my PC 15 minutes before the end of the auction and it sold for $670.
someone got a damn nice watch for the money there, but it sure wasnt me!
DAMN!
Whenever I see something I want on ebay I bid once for the sum I'd be happy to pay for it. Sometimes I get outbid and sometimes I win. I'm never disappointed as either I think the winner overpaid or I'm the winner. I once bid £1,500 on an item and won it for 99p! Sold it later for £2000.
Sniping means that the bid goes in at the last moment and will only bid enough to win (unless your limit is too low of course).
The savings I've made sniping more than cover the cost of doing it.
That said, there's a LOT of people who use it now so it's not as beneficial as it once was.
Ah, the great ebay sniping debate - I too don't see how a snipe programme is beneficial - if you put your highest bid in (the amount you feel the article is worth) then that's it - if the bid goes to someone who is willing to pay more than you think the thing is worth then isn't that what auctions are about? If you turn around and say, well, I would have paid another .50p or £1 then clearly you just didn't enter your highest amount that you thought it was worth - surely? If you put the same 'max' in your sniping program you'd have lost as well.
If the seller 'shill' bids, surely that shows in the auction and as for 'revealing your hand' - I'd suggest that if you've entered your maximum value and someone is willing to pay more then you lose - I can't see how knowing how much someones top bid is affects how much money they have to spend?
Personally, and I'm open to persuasion, I think it's largely psychological...
If the seller 'shill' bids, surely that shows in the auction and as for 'revealing your hand' - I'd suggest that if you've entered your maximum value and someone is willing to pay more then you lose - I can't see how knowing how much someones top bid is affects how much money they have to spend?
Personally, and I'm open to persuasion, I think it's largely psychological...
Imagine the scenario.
You want to buy an item, and are willing to go to £100.
The item is currently sitting at £20 with 1 day to go.
If you bid £100 now, you will become highest bidder (at £21) but the other bidder(s) will have 24 hours to spot this and rebid themselves. As you've set your bid to be £100, every time they bid they'll be told you've outbid them. Even if they don't go up to over £100, the price you pay will have been pushed up by the other guy(s) bidding against you.
If you instead wait till 5 seconds before the auction ends, not only will you be going in better informed (you'll know what the current bid is at the last moment), you'll also give your opponents no chance of rebidding.
It really does work, even without sniping software (i prefer to do it manually). You save a fortune that way.
You want to buy an item, and are willing to go to £100.
The item is currently sitting at £20 with 1 day to go.
If you bid £100 now, you will become highest bidder (at £21) but the other bidder(s) will have 24 hours to spot this and rebid themselves. As you've set your bid to be £100, every time they bid they'll be told you've outbid them. Even if they don't go up to over £100, the price you pay will have been pushed up by the other guy(s) bidding against you.
If you instead wait till 5 seconds before the auction ends, not only will you be going in better informed (you'll know what the current bid is at the last moment), you'll also give your opponents no chance of rebidding.
It really does work, even without sniping software (i prefer to do it manually). You save a fortune that way.
I always use...
www.goofbay.com
I must have used it the last 30 times and it has only let me down once.
Set your maximum amount and time you want it to bid in at (like 5 seconds to go) and bingo...you end up buying stuff whilst your having a
www.goofbay.com
I must have used it the last 30 times and it has only let me down once.
Set your maximum amount and time you want it to bid in at (like 5 seconds to go) and bingo...you end up buying stuff whilst your having a
Christ not this again!
But yes, sniping software enables you to pay less than your maximum, that is what the non believers don't seem to understand. If everyone did put in their max bid at the start of the auction then fine, it wouldn't work. But (almost) no-one does. They wait till the end.
But yes, sniping software enables you to pay less than your maximum, that is what the non believers don't seem to understand. If everyone did put in their max bid at the start of the auction then fine, it wouldn't work. But (almost) no-one does. They wait till the end.
The sniping thing is an ebay tool and designed to make sure you don't forget to bid and I only use it if I am unable to bid myself.
I always check what the item would have/does cost new or what the max I'm prepared to pay and then 10 seconds before the end put my bid in.
The only time this failed was when I hadn't logged in for just under 24 hours and when I clicked the bid it came up with the sign in page.
If I need a reminder I use the alarm facility on my phone.
I always check what the item would have/does cost new or what the max I'm prepared to pay and then 10 seconds before the end put my bid in.
The only time this failed was when I hadn't logged in for just under 24 hours and when I clicked the bid it came up with the sign in page.
If I need a reminder I use the alarm facility on my phone.
Menguin said:
Christ not this again!
But yes, sniping software enables you to pay less than your maximum, that is what the non believers don't seem to understand. If everyone did put in their max bid at the start of the auction then fine, it wouldn't work. But (almost) no-one does. They wait till the end.
not just that, but it never ceases to amaze me how few people understand the "enter your maximum bid". I see seasoned 100+ feedback users chipping away, bid at a time... against another hapless bidder who's entered his max bid early.But yes, sniping software enables you to pay less than your maximum, that is what the non believers don't seem to understand. If everyone did put in their max bid at the start of the auction then fine, it wouldn't work. But (almost) no-one does. They wait till the end.
I use bidslayer. you pay a few dollars for 20 or so bids, and their server bids for you, so you don't even need to remember to leave your computer on. It's saved me £100s over the years.
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