I suck at ebay...

[Lager]

I suck at ebay. I have lost two auctions so far. Any tips? I'm not very good.

 

[her209]

Place $1,000,000 bids.

 

[Yossarian]

bid higher

 

[Eli]

I must be doing something right.

I posted a bunch of stuff early thismorning, and 3 auctions have already ended(buy it now).

 

[NogginBoink]

Hmmm....

I would argue that coldcut is doing things right, and eli is doing things wrong.

Coldcut is not paying too much for stuff, and Eli is selling stuff and making less money than he could.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: coldcut
I suck at ebay. I have lost two auctions so far. Any tips? I'm not very good.

Do you know what proxy bidding is?

Best tip I can offer is called sniping where one bids at the last second, thus leaving no time for the other bidders to react.

 

[oniq]

Stop being cheap

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: coldcut
I suck at ebay. I have lost two auctions so far. Any tips? I'm not very good.

Do you know what proxy bidding is?

Best tip I can offer is called sniping where one bids at the last second, thus leaving no time for the other bidders to react.

That's the way!

 

[isekii]

Follow this simple rule.

Depending on the price and value of the item..

given the example, lets say an MP3 player that's like $100 bucks retail but it's 53.50 with few minutes remaining.

You bid like 60.01 since almost everyone bids increments of ether .25, .50 or 1.00

You take the chance of being outbid if someone's proxy bid is higher but usually it's not.

 

[IBuyUFO]

Make sure you bid what you're willing to pay and don't get carried away. Now, putting $1 on an item that costs $500 won't get you a win so don't be cheap.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: coldcut
I suck at ebay. I have lost two auctions so far. Any tips? I'm not very good.

Do you know what proxy bidding is?

Best tip I can offer is called sniping where one bids at the last second, thus leaving no time for the other bidders to react.

That is the gayest thing I have ever heard, sniping is for inconsiderate pricks, if you are willing to pay more, don't waste my time by waiting till the last second, I will go find another item.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: coldcut
I suck at ebay. I have lost two auctions so far. Any tips? I'm not very good.

Do you know what proxy bidding is?

Best tip I can offer is called sniping where one bids at the last second, thus leaving no time for the other bidders to react.

That is the gayest thing I have ever heard, sniping is for inconsiderate pricks, if you are willing to pay more, don't waste my time by waiting till the last second, I will go find another item.

thats what ebay is all about...getting it as cheap as possible...if you are willing to pay more, go to the damn store and buy it

 

[alocurto]

hahaha, u lost at eBay. that is funny. Losing is cheaper.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: coldcut
I suck at ebay. I have lost two auctions so far. Any tips? I'm not very good.

Do you know what proxy bidding is?

Best tip I can offer is called sniping where one bids at the last second, thus leaving no time for the other bidders to react.

That is the gayest thing I have ever heard, sniping is for inconsiderate pricks, if you are willing to pay more, don't waste my time by waiting till the last second, I will go find another item.

Good for you, slick. I will win the auction and pay less by not driving the price up.

 

[Shawn]

ebay is teh suck