I don’t snipe. I get an actual rush in the last minute of bidding. I usually wait until the last 10-15 seconds to bid. Pure elation to steal a bid in the last seconds by a quarter! However, I’ve lost bids as well. Usually I can win the same item down the road for even less then one I lost.
The key for me, is go in with a set price and don’t get caught up in a bidding war.
Bidding within the last 10-15 seconds is sniping. I think you may mean you don’t use bidbots or other sniping tools. Neither do I.
I don’t bid until the last 10-15 seconds either. The only time I will bid before hand is if I will not be available to bid when the auction is ending, like when traveling, working or sleeping or some other event that may prevent me from remembering to bid or get to a device that allows me to bid.
I never bid on an item until I’ve evaluated its price across eBay and the web at online stores and such. That way I know how much I could get the item from an actual vendor. I won’t bid unless I get the item at a substantial discount from its everyday price.
Great advice on here from many members!
I’ve been using eBay for years for both selling and buying. Right now, I’m working on building an eBay business. Ebay can be a great place to find those lost gems and hard to find models.
As for buying, I’m more of a hunter. I like to find those items that seem to get lost in the crowd and snag them for next to nothing. I just received a Testor’s Supermarine SB6 1/72 from a seller on eBay. Only $12 with shipping. New and box was in perfect condition. I like watching those items ending soonest and try to grab a good deal as the clock ticks down. It’s fun for me. I’ve been able to snag some incredible deals on all types of stuff by watching items and picking them off with a single bid at the end.
As for PayPal, these guys above are on it. I use PayPal for all sorts of transactions and have never once been burned in the process.
OP, thanks for bringing up eBay and starting this thread… great info!
BTW, that should be a “Supermarine S6B.” Sorry for the typo above in my post.
I love bidding like you do. I love stealing an item out from under somebody at the last second… not in a mean way. It’s just business. LOL. And I agree with your last statement. Set a limit for yourself and stick to it. Another one will show up eventually at the price you want to pay. Good comment.
You are correct, I’ve never used anything, but my fingers. I didn’t know that bidding in the last seconds was sniping, I thought it was when you used bidots or other means. Okay then, I love sniping. [:D]
Well… there’s sniping and there’s sniping. If you like the thrill of winning it can be done manually, but I will always beat you, Because I set a snipe with a bid bot and it goes in at 3 seconds before the close. The service I use also lets me set up an unlimited number of snipes at the same item in different auctions, and goes through them one at a time until I win.
You’ll only beat me if the amount you’ve set the bidbot to bid in the last 3 seconds is greater than the amount I manually enter in the last 6-10 seconds. And I’ve done my homework, so I know the amount I’ve entered as compared to various other auctions and online sources.
Beat me and you just overpaid.