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

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  • GoBigBlue
    GoBigBlue Posts: 212
    edited August 2011
    I just got outbid on eBay. I should have taken this advice more seriously.
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited August 2011
    ok....

    two things....

    first - bid on buy it now items. that way you get it, no one else does, it's a set price, it's less than the going price (if you only buy buy it now items that are less than the going price.).

    two - just put in your top dollar amount a few hours before the end of the auction - if someone outbids you then say la V

    third - if you really wanna game ebay then sign up for eSnipe... that's what someone who is outbidding you with 1 second to go is doing (maybe).

    fourth - find better bargains on craigslist.

    wayne
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited August 2011
    JuanR wrote: »
    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.

    This is the advice you should adhere to. You are not going to get something for nothing. Savvy buyers wait until the last seconds and then bid the max they are willing to pay for that particular item and hope they get it for less. The dumbest thing you can do is start bidding the item up prematurely or expecting to get it for nothing.
    You are likely getting outbid from smarter bidders, although there are always those that overbid an item.
    Coming from a person with 1225 Ebay feedback at 100%
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    This is the advice you should adhere to. You are not going to get something for nothing. Savvy buyers wait until the last seconds and then bid the max they are willing to pay for that particular item and hope they get it for less. The dumbest thing you can do is start bidding the item up prematurely or expecting to get it for nothing.
    You are likely getting outbid from smarter bidders, although there are always those that overbid an item.
    Coming from a person with 1225 Ebay feedback at 100%

    Thats a crazy high feedback score and the esnipe thing answers my original question wayne so I gota figure out how that works and get on it
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    Demiurge wrote: »
    I guess he's off your ignore list?

    Nope... still there. By the title of the thread, I knew where this was headed.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    edited August 2011
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    This is the advice you should adhere to. You are not going to get something for nothing. Savvy buyers wait until the last seconds and then bid the max they are willing to pay for that particular item and hope they get it for less. The dumbest thing you can do is start bidding the item up prematurely or expecting to get it for nothing.
    You are likely getting outbid from smarter bidders, although there are always those that overbid an item.
    Coming from a person with 1225 Ebay feedback at 100%

    It's not dumb at all to bid early!! Some people can't be at a PC all the time. So we put in a bid and max. amount in reserve and go about our lives and look at the results asap.
    I've won some and lost some... I don't consider it a dumb process at all. Heck, I just did that this weekend. Nobody bid against me on one, a little on the second and I only lost the third due to somebody (only 1 person) outbid me due to my max. running its course. I really hated to loose the third item but man, my max was 10.00 more than I thought it was worth to me already. It was a rare item and I still stretched past my comfort zone. If I maxed out 30.00 past, would I have won it?, I'll never know but at least I set a limit. I'm not rich or a power bidder who will win at all costs.

    PS. I will go 5.00 more if there is another item pops up like what I missed out on. Or I'll click the buy it now of course if that option is there.

    The snipe service...still only goes up to your max alotment also. Ebay does that automatically also as the bids roll in.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited August 2011
    I started using Esnipe about four months ago from a recommendation on this forum and so far I have found it worth the extra cost to me for the following reasons:

    I am busy and not around the computer much during the week until late at night. The service allows me to find an item and place my max bid easily.

    When I just bid my max bid into ebay, I have experienced a lot more occurrences of individuals just running up the costs than bailing out. Many bidders will keep bidding close to their limit to have their high bid in. On lightly contested items, the last minute bid lets them "HOLD" the item until the moment of truth.

    Eliminates some of the need for self discipline as it is hard to get caught into the bidding frenzy if you are not there.

    You cannot have the last minute problems like having your sign in time out while trying to enter your final bid. Been there, done that!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited August 2011
    I think its a good time to quote Jstas "You people (insert name here) **** too much"

    You got outbid on Ebay....... your not dying, the world isnt going conspiring to get you..... I have this feeling there will be other auctions on the same sub.... and you can bid on those ones too..... and maybe win...

    deal with it and move on...

    Jesus, next your gonna start a thread saying your not happy because your constipated.... or that the McD's took your McRib away....

    If I really wanted to know every detail of whats wrong in your life, I would look for you on facebook and watch you spam out my newsfeed with that info.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    or that the McD's took your McRib away....

    Whaattt!?

    Dang. :frown:
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited August 2011
    What was the last thing you bought off of (fl)ebay??? and how much did you pay??? and are you happy???

    I got a SAE Two EQ10 3-band Parametric Equalizer for 49.99 on a "buy it now" listing. Shipping was 18.52.

    Yeah i got it for a pretty good price for ebay and yeah i'm pretty happy with it...
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited August 2011
    Why does this mental image of Forrest Gump keep running through my head??

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2011
    Cause Stupid is as Stupid Does!!!!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    wayne3burk wrote: »
    What was the last thing you bought off of (fl)ebay??? and how much did you pay??? and are you happy???

    I got a SAE Two EQ10 3-band Parametric Equalizer for 49.99 on a "buy it now" listing. Shipping was 18.52.

    Yeah i got it for a pretty good price for ebay and yeah i'm pretty happy with it...

    The last thing I bought was a martin logan center channel a couple of weeks ago that I won in a bidding war lol .Last week though I bought a couple of martin logan matinee's for the buy it now price .They were cheap and did no want to get into a bidding war

    The only thing that really got to me about being outbid several times this week was that I can get an idea of who the bidder is by there feedback rating on the bid list . From what you say he must have had esnipe for the fact that his only offer came in at around 1/10 th of a second

    I have to go find the esnipe thing, TroyD the reason you have forest gump running around your head is because you may have a sexual crush on tom hanks perhaps ? Why else would you wake up with the morning glory and think about him ?
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2011
    Another option is just buy from some of the people you know and trust here at Club Polk.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited August 2011
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Another option is just buy from some of the people you know and trust here at Club Polk.

    They have to be willing to sell to him.....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    They have to be willing to sell to him.....

    Is that suppoed to be funny ? If so thats soooo lame :rolleyes:

    I have bought many items here and very satisfied with the condition and price I have paid
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    They have to be willing to sell to him.....

    How true. I would't sell him a glass of ice water in hell if I could give the stuff away for free.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,222
    edited August 2011
    hehe!!!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    How true. I would't sell him a glass of ice water in hell if I could give the stuff away for free.

    Well at least you acknowledge where your going when you die
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2011
    I love that not only does he not understand how sniping works, he also doesn't understand how bid increments work. "They outbid me by $5! How did they know exactly how much I bid???" Classic stuff.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Is that suppoed to be funny ? If so thats soooo lame :rolleyes:

    Actually there was no jest there. Personally I wouldnt sell any of my stuff to you because you might break it and then be mad if I didnt refund you the money because you broke it (*cough* Emotiva banana plug thread *cough*).

    Then you would start a thread saying I am the worst person ever (*cough* Emotiva horrible customer service thread *cough*)...

    And I dont need that kind of stress.....since my self esteem and ego are directly tied to the internet....

    And with that I am outta this thread...
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I love that not only does he not understand how sniping works, he also doesn't understand how bid increments work. "They outbid me by $5! How did they know exactly how much I bid???" Classic stuff.

    My lack of understanding comes from how the buyer beat me in the last mili second by $5 . Whats so retarded about that and the only classic here is your attitude/responce to a normal question to a forum member thats new to ebay :wink:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2011
    Hot water burn baby!
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    Momma always said that life is like a box of chocolates....
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Actually there was no jest there. Personally I wouldnt sell any of my stuff to you because you might break it and then be mad if I didnt refund you the money because you broke it (*cough* Emotiva banana plug thread *cough*).

    Then you would start a thread saying I am the worst person ever (*cough* Emotiva horrible customer service thread *cough*)...

    And I dont need that kind of stress.....since my self esteem and ego are directly tied to the internet....

    And with that I am outta this thread...

    Well bud sorry you get stressed out about cheap binding posts but theres a few happy members out there listening to speakers I sold them . I dont remeber ever complaining about all the stuff I have bought here either ?

    I really like your vivid imagination
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Momma always said that life is like a box of chocolates....

    Is that because your mother resembles forest gump?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    My lack of understanding comes from how the buyer beat me in the last mili second by $5 . Whats so retarded about that and the only classic here is your attitude/responce to a normal question to a forum member thats new to ebay :wink:

    Just for **** and giggles, I'm going to just give you an honest, non-sarcastic answer, and see how it goes.

    It sounds like sniping was already explained to you - there are programs that can put in a bid at the last millisecond.

    Bidding doesn't work like you think it does, and if you had taken 19 seconds to read a FAQ on eBay before using it and then crying like a girl when it didn't work the way you expected, you'd know this. When you enter a bid on eBay, it is a maximum bid, and the system will bid, in some increment set by the seller, on your behalf UP TO your maximum bid. So if your maximum bid was 100 dollars, and someone bid 200 dollars, they're going to win the item for 105 dollars, because eBay bid for them in the bid increment until it beat your maximum bid, but no more. If you then bid, say, 150 dollars, they would STILL be winning, because eBay would again bid on their behalf until their bid was ahead of yours, up to their maximum.

    Which is why everyone here, who you have ignored, has said "just bid the max you're willing to pay." That's it. If you're willing to pay 200 bucks, bid tht, and the system will bid as much of that as it needs to for you to win, or you'll lose if someone's willing to pay more. End of story.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited August 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    And I dont need that kind of stress.....since my self esteem and ego are directly tied to the internet....

    YES! I knew it! This is why I rail against you in every thread possible, BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!




    Why do I feel like you guys are picking on the slow kid at the playground? :biggrin:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    PFB.... took you off the IL to see this quote you are using attributed to me that I have heard so much about.:rolleyes: You truly are clueless on so many different levels.

    Let me share with everyone that portion of your little chat with me....

    You sent this to me after I called you out for your personal attack on another forum member.
    Originally Posted by polkfarmboy
    Yo Tard... I can post here what ever I want . Behave your self on here john and speak to me like you would as if I was standing infront of you in the street

    Thanks buddy

    and my reply...
    Speak to you as if I were seeing you on the street... and you greet me with yo tard??? On the street, I would have told you to STFU, and then knocked you on your **** if the need arose.


    You cannot post anything you want as this is a private board and all posts must pass the scrutiny of Polk Audio.
    Indeed you are not as powerful as the Emporer has forseen.


    Don't waste your time sending me another pm.


    Since then, you have sent me four other PM's, and each time I have said to stop. Eventually they did, but only after I said I would take this up with the mods.

    I don't have anything personal against you PFB, except that I think you need to grow the hell up, unless it is your intent is to become the Forrest Gump of CP. Back to the list for you now. At least on my list you can be an Army of One.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited August 2011
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    goes to get popcorn and snacks to better enjoy the show
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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