HELP!

lilyblossomsMember

Hi!
I'm new to this whole thing...but I have to win this auction in three days or ....anyway this all came about because I bid on the same item over a week ago and was winning it until someone outbid me in the last minute or so..its rare and its a birthday gift..anyway I noticed that the same person is bidding on this second auction and I panicked..I even wrote to them and asked them to let me win..(they never replied..of course)so here I am..I set my lead time at 3 seconds..but after reading some of the discussions I'm panicking again..do you usually win these things? Any advice? Thanks, Lilyblossoms

3/17/0512:11 PM

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Sniper Bill (Guest)

Read this: TipsSheet

3/17/0512:37 PM

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region2Member

Set the max you want to pay. Add a few pence/cents (eg 8.03 is better than 8.00)

Set the lead time to 8 seconds. Slightly higher on Auctions that end on exact 1/4 hours on Sunday pm.

Don't panic.

And remember, on ebay nothing is rare. You said yourself that two have already appeared in the space of a week. Unless they're Gary Glitter tickets then be patient and set up an eBay search...

3/18/0512:39 AM

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lilyblossomsMember

Thanks R2..I changed my bid to reflect the advice you gave me and I read the tip sheet.
I will keep reading to savvy up on all this. My auction does end on sunday..why does that make a difference and also what happens when there are two or three snipers on the same item?

3/18/053:28 AM

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rickMember

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Originally posted by lilyblossoms:
My auction does end on sunday..why does that make a difference and also what happens when there are two or three snipers on the same item?

Those FAQ’s (see Help tab above) are so lonely and just waiting for people to read them.

3/18/053:51 AM

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region2Member

Rick's point is that all this is covered in the tip sheet and FAQs.

Sundays are a busy time for various reasons so allow a bit extra (although AS does too) for these times.

A snipe is exactly the same as a bid so is dealt with ebay in the same way (read up on proxy bidding and bidding on ebay help) - the chances of two snipes arriving at the same time are smaller than 0.000000000000001123 (no, really!) Remember, it is the highest bid that wins, not the last!

R2

3/18/055:22 AM

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