ARRRGGGGHHHH> Ebay lesson learned
04-19-2010, 03:56 PM
#61
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Kathy your right about pushing a bid, I did that on a set of Hubcaps for a 1957 Cadillac one time. I was really wanting them they were new old stock and I kept hitting the bid button running the bid up to see where this guy was. I threw the bank at them at the last minute and got them but the auction started at .99 and I ended up paying over $1200 for the set. But when I started bidding it was a couple of hours left and I went up in $30 increments until I got to around $650 and still never had the high bid. So I waited until 3 seconds left and threw $2,000 on them and got them for the $1200. That has been the only set of NOS '57 Caddy hubcaps I have ever seen! And they were on my 1951 Ford for several years before I took them off. Now they are hanging on my garage wall waiting for another car to go on.
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04-19-2010, 05:37 PM
#63
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One thing you need to remember when bidding at the last seconds, don't put in a even amount of money. Depending on how much the item is the increments change as the bidding goes up. At the last seconds if the item is sitting at lets say $30.00 and you are willing to pay $40.00 for it at this time bids go up every .25 Place your bid at $40.03 or $40.57. You would be surprised at how many I have won by putting in an odd amount. Most people do sit on the auction til the end and bid in even numbers. I have won alot of auctions by bidding just .03 over what the last "sniper" bid.
04-19-2010, 06:54 PM
#64
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I buy and sell on eBay and most bids are made at the last minute. Very few of my sales have any bids before the last hour or so, that is very common. And I do it myself, if I am shopping and see something I want I will wait until the last minute to make my bid. It is just the nature of eBay shopping.
I understand there are proxy programs that you can sign up for that will place your last minute bid for you, so no matter how you try you may well just get beaten by an online service that bids for the buyer.
I understand there are proxy programs that you can sign up for that will place your last minute bid for you, so no matter how you try you may well just get beaten by an online service that bids for the buyer.
04-19-2010, 07:21 PM
#65
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Originally Posted by debbieumphress
For the last week I was the only one bidding on two Mark Lipinski Quilting HOme Mags. Then last night as I watched the countdown.....it went to "0" then I got notes saying I did not win. Someone snuck in at the last second and overbid me by 25 cents. I even had high bids I would go to. I was soooooo..
disappointed. I discovered his mags late and only have 5. Since he left QH I am on a quest to buy whatever I can find. Lesson learned....I can't believe someone did that. I might have to consider it too. I sat here 2 hours waiting ofr other bids so I could go up. I have only bid on Ebay about 20 times. Oh well.
disappointed. I discovered his mags late and only have 5. Since he left QH I am on a quest to buy whatever I can find. Lesson learned....I can't believe someone did that. I might have to consider it too. I sat here 2 hours waiting ofr other bids so I could go up. I have only bid on Ebay about 20 times. Oh well.
it's very frustrating.
8-) 8-)
04-20-2010, 03:54 PM
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have any of you tried craigslist.com the seller puts his or her price that is what you pay for it i have found much better things than ebay and much cheaper once got 10 yrds of antique material for 2 dollars it was wounderfull good luck with ebay
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