Murky's Guide On Bidding - How to bid and WIN on Ebay! (2024)

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Murky's Guide On Bidding - How to bid and WIN on Ebay!? ›

Never put your highest bid in early!

eBay bidding tips

Bide your time. You stand a greater chance of getting the item by placing your highest bid in the closing seconds. If an auction listing has a reserve price, bid up to that amount as early as possible, so other bidders aren't attracted by the low starting price.

The best eBay bidding strategy is to bid once, bid as late as possible and bid the absolute most you will pay for that item. Don't bid in even dollar amounts. If the highest you can pay is $17, then make it $17.26. By bidding in the last few seconds, you don't give other bidders the chance to react to your bid.

In the last 15 minutes of bidding, if anyone placed an upset bid, the bidding started on again with another 15 minutes of bidding, this gave both (or anyone) the opportunity to have another bid.

I suggest you start with ten seconds left, or even twelve or thirteen, and with practice refine it down as near the end as you've determined that you can reasonably rely on. Always remember, though, that it isn't necessarily the last bid that wins: it's the highest bid that wins, regardless of when it was placed.

Never put your highest bid in early!

Put your highest bid at about 15 seconds, click "Place bid", then sit at that Review screen until there's 3 seconds left and finally hit "Confirm bid". This gives any competitors NO time to place a counter bid, if your bid successfully trumps theirs. Simple guide, but effective.

You cannot stop others from bidding at the last second. If you have already bid your maximum amount -- the most you are willing to pay for that item -- then you are being outbid by someone willing to pay more than you are. That is how auctions work.

Perfectly normal as ebay accepts bids up until the last second. The way to get around it is to bid the absolute most you would pay for the item and then add a few cents as a tie breaker. If you lose, the other fool paid too much.

Is this common ? Yes, most bidding on auctions happens in the last few seconds.

Shill bidding refers to the practice of placing bids on eBay items or other auction items in order to drive up the price. Typically, the eBay shill bidding scam begins when a seller lists an item and begins accepting bids. The seller instills friends and family, or uses aliases, to bid on the item.

Is eBay sniping still a thing? ›

This tactic is used to try to prevent other bidders from having a chance to place a higher bid before the auction ends. Bid sniping—including the use of software that places bids for you—is allowed on eBay, but it doesn't guarantee you'll win an auction.

The purpose of the 5 minute rule is to stop last minute sniping where bidders wait till the last possible moment to place their bid - even if the previous highest bid was hours before - so that the previous highest bidder has no opportunity to respond before the auction ends.

Also known simply as "anti-snipe". Some online auction systems attempt to discourage sniping (manual or automated) by automatically extending the auction time if a last-minute bid is placed. This approach leaves all bidding open, and allows any bidders who are watching during the final few minutes to raise the bid.

Sunday. Sunday is widely considered to be the best day to end an auction, as Jane eBay and Joe Bidder are more likely to be sitting in front of their computers at home with time to shop. Many people also use Sunday-and to a lesser extent, Saturday—as “get things done” days, including searching and bidding on eBay.

Always start an auction with the lowest amount you are happy to receive, in case you do just get that one bid. because you, the seller, set the start price at the minimum you are willing to sell for! How can it be to low, it is an auction, you set the start price therefore highest bidder wins.

As long as there are no bids and you are in the required time frame, no restrictions. Just cancel.

In the last few minutes of the auction, locate the item you want to win and press Ctrl+N to open a second window on your Internet browser. Keep one window open for bidding, as shown here. Continuously click the reload or refresh button that appears in the last few minutes of an auction, just above the Place Bid button.

Perfectly normal as ebay accepts bids up until the last second. The way to get around it is to bid the absolute most you would pay for the item and then add a few cents as a tie breaker. If you lose, the other fool paid too much.

eBay has a number of systems in place to detect and monitor bidding patterns and practices. If we identify any malicious behavior, we'll take steps to prevent it.

If you do not want the item you have to message the Seller and let them know you changed your mind and would like to have your bid Cancelled. Sellers can cancel your bid although they do not have to. If they let your bid stand and you win you have to pay for the item.