I'm new to the forum, but very experienced on eBay and AS. I cannot figure out why anyone would bid early. That just drives up the final cost 99% of the time. The only winners there are the Seller and eBay. I use AS only and have been very successful to date. Only once (tonight) was my bid not placed, due to timing issues I assume. It kills me to see rookie bidders bidding up prices with days left on the auctions !QUOTE]Originally posted by samuraiblossom:
Personally, I feel it's fine to bid at any time you desire when it comes to an auction. Sometimes I bid the second I see the item...other times I'll use AS or snipe manually. It depends on a lot of factors, really. I'll normally put in as much as I'm willing to pay once I see an item I really want, or I'll use AS. I don't like to snipe manually at the last minute, I usually do all I can to avoid that kind of situation...since I might slip up, or my connection will be slow, etc. It's not cheating to bid, what are auctions for? It doesn't matter when someone bids, although some people do feel cheated when they put a bid in for something, the auction goes on for a full week with no other bidders, then at the final moment someone shows up and outbids them. It's a disappointment for anyone, I've been there myself. But, even I must admit it's not cheating. That, and I've done the last-minute-bidding thing myself, so I can't go and say it's a bad thing, I'd only be a hypocrite. ^^; Just my two cents on the subject.
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