I just keep getting outbid at the last sec on ebay ???

polkfarmboy
polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
edited August 2011 in The Clubhouse
Some guy just outbid me on a subwoofer I really wanted on ebay. The bid came in at the last 10th of a second and beat me by $5 ? .I dont understand how these guys do it because he could never have know my top bid that fast in one go

Can you share your techniques for snagging the goods on ebay and help a fellow audiophile score a deal:smile:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,611
    edited August 2011
    Your posts are awesome.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    I was feeling dumber ev ery time I read one, so now I just use the ignore feature.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2011
    Psssst... you need an in at Ebay. :wink:

    :rolleyes:
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  • GoBigBlue
    GoBigBlue Posts: 212
    edited August 2011
    Or you could bid on things that no one wants. Like Yu-Gi-Oh cards or used pregnancy tests.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    Thanks for the help upstanding polkies

    Your a credit to the forum , John whats the deal with this ignore list crap ? Your like in love with me because you keep sending me pm's and following my posts just to talk smack then like the a little weasel you erase them .I bet your wife hates you more than me

    This bid at the last second stuff is happening all the time . 4 times these past 2 weeks and I am bidding quite high......... maybe some millionare on the forum hates me and is buying up everything I'm bidding on .What do you dorks think?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,611
    edited August 2011
    Im thinking you need more stuff to do in your spare time. ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Can you share your techniques for snagging the goods on ebay and help a fellow audiophile score a deal:smile:

    Go to school :biggrin:
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited August 2011
    lol..... now this is funny
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Thanks for the help upstanding polkies

    Your a credit to the forum , John whats the deal with this ignore list crap ? Your like in love with me because you keep sending me pm's and following my posts just to talk smack then like the a little weasel you erase them .I bet your wife hates you more than me

    This bid at the last second stuff is happening all the time . 4 times these past 2 weeks and I am bidding quite high......... maybe some millionare on the forum hates me and is buying up everything I'm bidding on .What do you dorks think?
    PFB, if you bite every time some is throwed at you the circle will never end. :wink: Just learn to ignore the curved balls and just carry on with what you are trying to achieve otherwise you feed your own post with fuel. Just be patient and maybe someone will provide you with some answers that may be of use to you.
    I just keep getting outbid at the last sec on ebay ???
    Some guy just outbid me on a subwoofer I really wanted on ebay. The bid came in at the last 10th of a second and beat me by $5 ? .I dont understand how these guys do it because he could never have know my top bid that fast in one go

    Can you share your techniques for snagging the goods on ebay and help a fellow audiophile score a deal
    I am not much of an ebay buyer but IMHO, this like any other close bid venture you get involved in. If you are at your first experience(s) with ebay, this is a learning curve and frankly you can bid without successes on many occasions but some day it will pay off. :wink:

    My personal experience with close bids is to first know your budget; then the second thing is to not provide your full budget until very near the deadline (seems like the cleaver bidder that outbidded you knew that! :wink: ), your can slowly up your bid if you so wish but if you really want what's offered, your last bid should come as a surprise, trying to cacth the other bidder(s) with their pants down not expecting at all what your final play is. :wink:

    Good luck with your next bid(s) and enjoy the game! :biggrin::cool:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,611
    edited August 2011
    Remember this...

    If you win - you paid more than anyone else was willing to pay at that time... was it a good deal?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    edited August 2011
    Please don't call us dorks.


    What might be happening is sellers upping your bid as much as they can and maybe out bidding you by mistake or hopeing you'll have just one more bid-hike waiting to post. Ebay, a year or two ago, stopped showing bidders signatures......why?, for just what I said above. It was easy to track scamming sellers!!! Now we can't..

    So bid what your willing to pay. That's what I do if I bid anymore.

    I also got very Pissed years ago for your same reason. I then relaxed and bid a set figure in the very beginning or close to the end and let it ride....

    Try that.:wink:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2011
    When I bid on eBay, I'm usually there to play for keeps or my wife is as she uses my non-stereo account as well. She's terrified of eBay and gets so stressed out its funny. If you really want it, you have to determine how much and stand by the commitment, otherwise, just go home. You may very well pay more, or less, depending on the item but its for you and not someone else so who cares what the others think.
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,045
    edited August 2011
    When I used to buy on eBay I used a sniping service that would automatically put in my bid in the last second. You just had to know your price limit up front. Also kept me from getting sucked into a bidding war.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited August 2011
    Is this for real?!?!?

    Greg
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    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


    I guess he's off your ignore list?
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2011
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Remember this...

    If you win - you paid more than anyone else was willing to pay at that time... was it a good deal?
    Sometime good, sometime bad deals but what it boils down to is knowing the market pricing and sticking to a budget.

    Personnally, I am much more comfortable with live close single bids. I know my budget, bid low on multiple lots (could be 10 to 20) that are of interest and if I am lucky to win 1 or 2 of them, I know I made a good deal as I know probably 80% of the bidders had the intention of selling their winning bids on ebay with mega profit. :wink: Actually I haven't been to any Crown Assets bid in a long time, maybe I should go back just to see how rusted are my bidding skills. :biggrin:
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited August 2011

    Can you share your techniques for snagging the goods on ebay and help a fellow audiophile score a deal:smile:
    No.

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,222
    edited August 2011
    Too Funny!!!!
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2011
    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    When I used to buy on eBay I used a sniping service that would automatically put in my bid in the last second.

    Yup. The best ones are in China. Those underage fingers can sure bid fast. Alas they have moved on to WOW farming shops now so I had to find another avenue. :biggrin:

    Actually, if you looking for good audio deals just bid on stuff with pics showing the gear with lots of dust on the item. Sure to win every time.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2011
    headrott wrote: »
    Is this for real?!?!?

    Greg
    Indeed it is...
    More controversial than manual auction sniping are auction sniping websites. To use an auction sniping website, a prospective bidder supplies the website with his or her eBay account information, the item number he or she wishes to bid on, and desired bid amount. The website then visits eBay to determine the precise closing time for the auction in question, using the bidder's eBay account information to place the desired bid at the last possible moment on his or her behalf.
    http://ebay.about.com/od/glossaryofebayterms/g/gl_snipe.htm
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2011
    cubdog wrote: »
    No.

    cubdog
    You selfish cubdog! You want to keep them all (the deals) for your self! :biggrin:
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited August 2011
    This is getting funnier by the post
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,222
    edited August 2011
    Sorry!!!!
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited August 2011
    Ebay is for saps. Find what you want at Audiogon or the Polk FM.
    I've seen too much stuff go used for more than you could buy it new for by shopping around. Only the last 5 seconds of bidding counts, so
    set a budget, learn to snipe, or just get used to not winning very often.
    Losing has it's perks. You still have your money.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • JuanR
    JuanR Posts: 718
    edited August 2011
    I love the people that start bidding on E-bay with 5+ days left on the item. Seriously folks, that is the most ridiculous thing to do, do people know all they are doing is creating a bidding war. Hell even if it's 1 hour plus, odds are you are just going to incite people to drive the price up. I've seen items go for more than the buy it now price because of the adrenalin people have in winning an item no matter what it costs. A smart shopper is a well educated one, patient and willing to wait for the right opportunity. Dont get caught in a bidding war, odds are you will lose cash in that battle.

    1. Decide on what you are willing to pay. If you are within 5 bucks off the CURRENT price, odds are you wont be even close on your final bid anyway. People always have a higher price as their maximum bid anyway.
    2. Wait until there is less than 30 seconds on the timer and fire your bid.

    If it was meant to be, so be it, if not, at least you will walk away knowing you didnt overpay for something. Or pay more than you actually wanted to, not necessarily overpay.

    This may not be the best advice for everybody but it has worked for me. Bidding early has never been advantageous in my opinion.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited August 2011
    OK, just between me and you, here is the formula:

    H = Final bid price.
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2011
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    Losing has it's perks. You still have your money.

    This is a good way to look at it.:smile:
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2011
    Polkersince85, you're missing the golden number. Pffftt....amateur.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2011
    Polkersince85 wrote: »
    OK, just between me and you, here is the formula:

    H = Final bid price.
    maximillian wrote: »
    Polkersince85, you're missing the golden number. Pffftt....amateur.
    I fully agree that he's got it all wrong as the only winning formula is this one;

    opposite formula.png
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