ebay bidding tips

Anyone got good tips how to bid on ebay, trying:

a) to win;
b) to spend as little money as possible in the process...

A common method is "sniping." Watch an item until the last minute, then post a bid. It works well if you have two windows open: one with the bid ready to submit (the second "review" screen, not the item screen), the other window to refresh to watch the official ebay time.

I like bidding on things with no bids. :p I also put a lot of things on my "Watching" list, even if I don't really want to buy them yet, so I can see how much they go for.

Also watch for other bidders who always seem to bid on the same things you do. That happens to me a lot.

Yeah, I agree, sniping is the best. This way keeps the price down when everybody snipes, because there isn't people constantly bidding on it and balooning the price; so it stays low until the big price jump at the end.

Also, look to see if they have the shipping charges listed sometimes they rape you with it. I've seen $11 shipping on a $5 item!

I have one hour left till my bid closes and I'm currently winning. I know someone's gonna snipe it cuz I've been eyeing other auctions for the same item for a few days now.

I tend to never bid on an item until the last 5 seconds. I find I will alway swin what I want then. I use the method Jay was talking about.

Yeah, I got 5 minutes left on an item I want. That's why I'm up at almost 3 am!!!

Thanks for the tips. I, unfortunately, let the price on a tamiya Primera balloon (not smart, could have taken it for less). Now I'll be smarter...

Good luck on your bid!

Originally posted by jinushaun
Good luck on your bid!

thanks...

won it :D

Won what? :D

a 1/43 Ferrari 512BB :)

Will give you more details tomorrow, and now I'm off to bed! :)

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