How did this happen?

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It sounds as though you were outbid by a proxy bid. The other person had a proxy set higher than your snipe and it went to the next increment, which was .50 higher than your snipe of ten dollars.

Hi Betty

It appears from your question and the auctions you don't quite understand 'Proxy Bids'. You had two auctions end this morning and the same thing happened on both!

>>Click Here<< to learn about Proxy Bids.

You placed an initial bid of $6.00. Since this was the starting price the Current price on the auctions was $6.00.

Along came 'Nostalgia' and placed a bid of $10.50 (or more) We will never know what his maximum bid really was. It could have been much more, but because of the 'Proxy' process, the current price on the item now displayed as $6.50. That's just enough over your bid to make him/her the winner, but $6.50 was NOT their maximum bid.

Your next (and last bid of the auction) was $10.00. Again because of the 'Proxy' process, eBay raised 'Nostalgia's' bid one increment above yours and he/she remained the winner.

If you would like to look, here are the two auctions.

>>Auction 1<<....>>Auction 2<<

Hope this helps, and Welcome to the forum.

p.s.

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bettyinva2003:
ebay policy about previous bids taking precedence

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The High bid always wins. The only time earlier bids take precedence, is when two bids are entered for the exact same amount.

I'm familiar with "maximum bid" or "proxy" bidding and I guess what I'd like to know is, "How can I prevent this from happening again?" What's the use of the auction sniper, then? It's hard to bid against a "mystery" bid, and you don't want to give this high number as a Maximum or (proxy) bid and then have to pay that. What is the best way to approach proxy bidding? Is it better to give a proxy bid to ebay or to auction sniper (using THEIR maximum bid)? I'm in another auction now where I'm not even bidding with Ebay at all, and I just put in my "maximum bid" with the auction sniper program. I guess I'm hoping that it will be high enough. If I put in my bid with Ebay, then sometimes the other people get all trigger happy and the price gets driven up. Which is the wisest thing to do? sometimes I find that it's better to just "watch" the auction, and then at the last second come in and snipe it. That's the reason I started with this sniper stuff, because it happened to me on one of my very first auctions. I was the highest bidder, and this person came in and just stole it from two of us at the very last second. That's what you get for inexperience. And I really liked those opera glasses, too! I learned my lesson here, but not completely. I still have things to learn!

Hi Betty,
You basically answered your own questions in there.

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Is it better to give a proxy bid to ebay or to auction sniper (using THEIR maximum bid)?

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... Put your absolute MAXIMUM in with Auction Sniper that you would be happy to part with. You want to find that amount thats in between "ohh I would of paid more than that" and "ARGHH!! STUPID STUPID - why did I pay that much"....put the MAX you are happy to pay and leave it at that. If you lost its because someone was willing to pay more than you and they are the kind of auctions you dont ming losing

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If I put in my bid with Ebay, then sometimes the other people get all trigger happy and the price gets driven up.

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...Thats the main reason not to put a proxy bid in on Ebay. You will engaged in a bid war and probably pay more than you are wanting to. Its often hard to walk away when you are in a bid war.


Basically...the majority of snipers here will tell you to put your MAX bid in AS (Auction Sniper) and walk away. If you win *YIPEE*, if you lose, its because the item went for more than you thought it was worth. WIN/WIN Situation.

Good Luck

Lexie

Thanks Lexie,
That's what I'll do from now on!

Betty

This is why so many of us use the "folder/bid group"
It is the perfect answer to this normal problem
Just check on the HELP tab and read up on bid groups.
Just make sure that you check the Bid Group box when you set up your folder. Then just move all your snips for that same item into the folder. Let the computer work for you. It will keep trying until it gets you one at the price you are trying for. Just be realistic in your max price. There are a lot of threads on bid groups in these forums. Good Luck and welcome!!

"Shop" and My Snipes

Yep, I'm going to go bald (not even close, at 46! =+)repeating the old sniper's mantra:

+Never bid until yours is the last;
+Always bid the MAXIMUM you want to spend. Bidding less than that is idiocy, as you'll always say "Geez, I really wanted that, and the jerk won with only $.50 over mine!" As a rule of thumb, I usually bid 10% above the estimated final price (of course, you've done your research by trolling through the average winning prices in "completed auctions") to guarantee that mine is the highest.

Also, look at the feedback levels of the other bidders (bidders are schmoes, anyway--anyone who knows anything about the logistics of eBay would only ever bid at the last minute!); if the ranks are filled with feedbacks of 50 or less, you're pretty much assured that they ain't gonna expect the likes of us buzzards to swoop in 5 seconds before the end of the auction and snatch the booty!

It's so simple. With AuctionSniper, it's like an alarm clock: set it and forget it. If the bad news comes in that you were outbid, you shrug, turn over and bid on another offering.

I haven't counted, but I think since I've been using AS I've won over 50 bids and lost maybe 5 (which I didn't regret.)

And like I always plead in my posts, DON'T TELL NO ONE NUFFIN'!

If everyone knew, we'd be out of our next win . . .

Every day above ground is a GOOD day

RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by tonbo:
+Never bid until yours is the last

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Pretty much support everything else. If I'm reading that right, being last isn't part of my sniper's mantra.

I think he meant everyone else..not AS bidders. That is what I think he meant....when you are bidding just on Ebay.

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:
I think he meant everyone else..not AS bidders. That is what I think he meant....when you are bidding just on Ebay.

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Rick said

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Pretty much support everything else. If I'm reading that right, being last isn't part of my sniper's mantra.

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I do not think he was refering to sniping, rather placing bids directly on Ebay, in that statement...why would you place a snipe at the last minute? AS does that for you.

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Originally posted by tonbo:
+Never bid until yours is the last

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