Ebay pros, how can I make sure I win an item on ebay? - GoFuckYourself.com

clickhappy · 02-01-2005, 10:36 AM

Im not that experienced with ebay, and theres an item I HAVE to have, and I know 1 other person is bidding on it too.

Im the high bidder and I dont want to get snipered and lose the auction.

what can I do to make sure I win the item? I cant up my bid anymore because im the high bidder right now.

Michael O · 02-01-2005, 10:37 AM

Make sure you hvae the highest bid at the end of the auction

the alchemist · 02-01-2005, 10:37 AM

Monitor it closely, don't bid too much, and at the very last minute, bid high and you'll get it

psyko514 · 02-01-2005, 10:38 AM

You can still input a higher bid even if you're the high bidder. The auction price won't go up, but your high bid will remain in the system.

You can do something crazy and bid like 10 times what the item is worth if you wanna guarantee a win.

candyflip · 02-01-2005, 10:38 AM

You can check this out and see if it does the trick.

http://www.snipeswipe.com/

If not, there are other sniper programs out there.

sharpx9 · 02-01-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

Make sure you hvae the highest bid at the end of the auction

word. or put an extremely high "highest bid" in..that way it'll only go up if someone bids higher..etc.

clickhappy · 02-01-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by vivency

Monitor it closely, don't bid too much, and at the very last minute, bid high and you'll get it

if I have 2 browser windows open right before it ends, and in one window I just hit refresh, refresh, refresh, and the other window I have a high bid ready, will that method work?

I heard theres some kind of software that snipers the bid and I dont want to lose to that software

Azlord · 02-01-2005, 10:41 AM

Get a sniping software.

clickhappy · 02-01-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sharpx9

word. or put an extremely high "highest bid" in..that way it'll only go up if someone bids higher..etc.

Oh i didnt know you could do that.

So i could put in a highest bid for like $400, and if the other persons highest bid is $60, then Id only pay like $61, or whatever in that range?

eiht_98 · 02-01-2005, 10:43 AM

you made a mistake because you did bid already...I don't bid till the last 20 seconds. And be sure to use Auction Sentry ( http://www.auction-sentry.com/download.htm )

Slick · 02-01-2005, 10:44 AM

I've been using http://www.esnipe.com and it ROCKS !!! I've won many auctions using it. It's great because I'm not much for remembering to check an auctions, so when there's something I want, I just head over to esnipe and put in my bid for it to do the bidding for me at the last second

They have a free trial and once it's over, you just buy credits to use which cost like 1% of the auction total, so if you win something for $50, it costs you 50 cents, that's definately worth it.

Esnipe even has a nice feature which is beautiful. Say for instance you want an item and there's 4 auctions running. Well, you can have Esnipe bid on each item before it ends, but what it does is wait for you to win one, then it cancels the other bids.

You DEFINATELY wanna snipe the auction at the end. You NEVER EVER EVER EVER wanna bid on it before then because that's just gonna bring the price up higher. Say you outbid someone, well they're either gonna outbid you or watch the auction closely at the end to jump back in.

eiht_98 · 02-01-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by clickhappy

Oh i didnt know you could do that.

So i could put in a highest bid for like $400, and if the other persons highest bid is $60, then Id only pay like $61, or whatever in that range?

yup, correct

psyko514 · 02-01-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by clickhappy

Oh i didnt know you could do that.

So i could put in a highest bid for like $400, and if the other persons highest bid is $60, then Id only pay like $61, or whatever in that range?

yep... the only downside is that the dude could be an asshole and totally jack up the price. if he turns around and bids $350, you're gonna end up paying $355.

UniversalPass Pete · 02-01-2005, 10:45 AM

Wait till the last seconds, than place a bid for the maximum you are willing to pay for the item! Ebay is setup that if the other persons max is below yours, that you will win, plus you will pay just above what his/her max was!

Dirty F · 02-01-2005, 10:47 AM

Open your computer clock on your desktop and see which 2nd the winning bid should be...bid 1 sec before it ends...won me quite some auctions.

eiht_98 · 02-01-2005, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by psyko514

yep... the only downside is that the dude could be an asshole and totally jack up the price. if he turns around and bids $350, you're gonna end up paying $355.

yes he could be an asshole but how does he know what is your max bid?

psyko514 · 02-01-2005, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by eiht_98

yes he could be an asshole but how does he know what is your max bid?

he doesn't. but he can be an asshole and give it a try.

i've had people bump auctions i was bidding on by over 50% just to piss me off.

LeeNoga · 02-01-2005, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by clickhappy

Im not that experienced with ebay, and theres an item I HAVE to have, and I know 1 other person is bidding on it too.

Im the high bidder and I dont want to get snipered and lose the auction.

what can I do to make sure I win the item? I cant up my bid anymore because im the high bidder right now.

Show no interest in the item until the last couple of moments, with 2 minutes left, place a high bid on it knowing it will never go that high. The one competing will be very conservative and will run out of time.

I have never lost an auction and been buying on Ebay since the year they started.

Slick · 02-01-2005, 11:02 AM

I said it above and I'll say it again, NEVER bid on an auction, ALWAYS snipe it if you want the lowest price. When you bid early and putting in higher prices, you're just driving that price up.

Say that you and someone else are interested in an item. If you outbid them early and put in a price a lot higher than what the auction was at, you're gonna give that person a chance to come back to bid the item up or even snipe it out from you.

If you snipe it, BOOM, it's last second, nothing they can do and like I say, it keeps the bidding down. You never want to get into a bidding war.

Take it from someone that has 273 feedback

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clickhappy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,027	Ebay pros, how can I make sure I win an item on ebay? Im not that experienced with ebay, and theres an item I HAVE to have, and I know 1 other person is bidding on it too. Im the high bidder and I dont want to get snipered and lose the auction. what can I do to make sure I win the item? I cant up my bid anymore because im the high bidder right now.

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eiht_98 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: EU Posts: 6,103	you made a mistake because you did bid already...I don't bid till the last 20 seconds. And be sure to use Auction Sentry ( http://www.auction-sentry.com/download.htm )

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Slick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houghton, MI Posts: 7,338	I've been using http://www.esnipe.com and it ROCKS !!! I've won many auctions using it. It's great because I'm not much for remembering to check an auctions, so when there's something I want, I just head over to esnipe and put in my bid for it to do the bidding for me at the last second They have a free trial and once it's over, you just buy credits to use which cost like 1% of the auction total, so if you win something for $50, it costs you 50 cents, that's definately worth it. Esnipe even has a nice feature which is beautiful. Say for instance you want an item and there's 4 auctions running. Well, you can have Esnipe bid on each item before it ends, but what it does is wait for you to win one, then it cancels the other bids. You DEFINATELY wanna snipe the auction at the end. You NEVER EVER EVER EVER wanna bid on it before then because that's just gonna bring the price up higher. Say you outbid someone, well they're either gonna outbid you or watch the auction closely at the end to jump back in. Last edited by Slick; 02-01-2005 at 10:46 AM..

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UniversalPass Pete Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA http://www.universalpass.com Posts: 7,368	Wait till the last seconds, than place a bid for the maximum you are willing to pay for the item! Ebay is setup that if the other persons max is below yours, that you will win, plus you will pay just above what his/her max was! __________________ V4.0 It's Here! NOT JUST AVS ANYMORE! Teen Whore Fetish All Milf Sluts Real Asian Cunts All Latina Cunts Massive XXX Boobs All Out Anal Since 1997. ICQ: 107746038

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Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	Open your computer clock on your desktop and see which 2nd the winning bid should be...bid 1 sec before it ends...won me quite some auctions.

02-01-2005, 11:02 AM	#19
Slick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houghton, MI Posts: 7,338	I said it above and I'll say it again, NEVER bid on an auction, ALWAYS snipe it if you want the lowest price. When you bid early and putting in higher prices, you're just driving that price up. Say that you and someone else are interested in an item. If you outbid them early and put in a price a lot higher than what the auction was at, you're gonna give that person a chance to come back to bid the item up or even snipe it out from you. If you snipe it, BOOM, it's last second, nothing they can do and like I say, it keeps the bidding down. You never want to get into a bidding war. Take it from someone that has 273 feedback Last edited by Slick; 02-01-2005 at 11:03 AM..