eBay bidding question...

[AAP]

Is there an automatic bidding service or program you can use to increase the price $.50 of anyone's else bid, so your bid will always be the highest?

The reason I ask is I bid on something that was $8. I bid 9. As soon as the page refreshed, the highest bid was 9.50 by this one bidder. So I bid 11.00. As soon as the page refreshed it was $11.50 by the same bidder. I did 13. As soon as the page reset itself (and keep in mind, I am on high speed dial up, it only took ONE SECOND to refresh), the highest bid was 13.50 by that same bidder. I did 14.00 and again, as soon as I hit SUBMIT the page jumped up with $14.50 as the highest bid by the same fucking bidder.

Is there some kind of automatic program you use to do that?

 

[HollywoodSwole]

I think there may be, but in that case, if the bid increment was $.50, then if that guy had a higher bid already, like say $20, then eBay will automatically bump his up by the bid increment until someone bids higher.

 

[DBCooper]

Yes I think there is, you can also set your limit so it won't overbid you, can't think where I saw this though sorry.

 

[DepressiveJuice]

I think there may be, but in that case, if the bid increment was $.50, then if that guy had a higher bid already, like say $20, then eBay will automatically bump his up by the bid increment until someone bids higher.

dont they already tell you what the highest bid is?

 

[NoDaddyNo]

It is built into EBay's system.

You put in the most that you are willing to pay - say for instance $200. Then if they current bid that would win it is $47.50, it will make that your bid. As others bid, then it will always adjust it so that you win as long as it is under $200.

If there are a few people that are doing this, then it will quickly jump up to their max price as it battles out who is willing to pay.

 

[chrisoh]

hey bro, thats how ebay works, its called proxy bidding, let say if you bid $9 and some other guy bid $20 on it a while ago, the current bid amount wont be $20 (to save the buyer cash in the end) but rather be $9. So his bid will always be "up to" $20. So if you bid $10, it'll up it by $.50 or so, until you get to $20, in which case if you bid $20.01, you'll outbid him.

BUT if everytime you bid an amount and it says "congratulations, you're the current high bidder!" and someone outbids you a second after that, then something's fishy here..

 

[TexasPower]

http://www.ezsniper.com/index.php3
http://lastminutegebot.paragon.ru/index_lmb.html
http://www.bidnapper.com/

 

[Dial_tone]

It is built into EBay's system.

You put in the most that you are willing to pay - say for instance $200. Then if they current bid that would win it is $47.50, it will make that your bid. As others bid, then it will always adjust it so that you win as long as it is under $200.

If there are a few people that are doing this, then it will quickly jump up to their max price as it battles out who is willing to pay.

exactly

 

[AAP]

BUT if everytime you bid an amount and it says "congratulations, you're the current high bidder!" and someone outbids you a second after that, then something's fishy here..

this is what I get. I knew about eBay low bid proxy service... but each time I bid, I was the HIGHEST bidder according to their confirmation, until the screen refreshed.

 

[ZKaudio]

www.auctionsniper.com

btw, bidding before the very end of the auction is just silly. You are only forcing yourself to pay more if you really want it.

 

[pitbullstl]

http://www.ezsniper.com/index.php3
http://lastminutegebot.paragon.ru/index_lmb.html
http://www.bidnapper.com/

Yep BIDNAPPER......have never lost an auction.....(I wanted)

 

[IvanOffelitch]

Proxy bidding can be your friend, or your worst enemy.

ZK is right; the best way to win on ebay is to decide ahead of time exactly how much you're willing to pay for something, and do NOT bid until the last few seconds of the auction. Yes, it sucks being out-bid by $1.00, but that's how the game works. Don't let yourself get caught up in a bidding war with someone...next thing you know, you've won the auction, but you paid twice what you wanted to.

When I first started using ebay, I lost a bunch of auctions because I bid too early and someone snuck in a higher bid in the last few seconds.

1 other tip: If the current bid near the end of the auction is close to the maximum you planned to bid, you might want to up your max bid a few dollars (don't get carried away) in case someone else has already placed for the same amount, since the earlier bids take precedence.

I win 99% of the auctions I'm seriously interested in, and I don't use any fancy programs to do it

HTH.