Is the item pictured the exact item up for bid.
Oh, and keep your questions short and simple, like:
Is the item pictured the exact item up for bid.
Is the item pictured the exact item up for bid.
LOL!!!
"Short and Simple" is a skill I've never mastered. I dream of being paid by the word...
And I rarely bid-then-ask unless it's an "either/or" question rather than a "yes/no" question.
And that's as brief as I get!
"Short and Simple" is a skill I've never mastered. I dream of being paid by the word...
And I rarely bid-then-ask unless it's an "either/or" question rather than a "yes/no" question.
And that's as brief as I get!
Long winded are we...
You and Jabbergah should get along.
Sorry Jabber, that wasn't a complaint, but remember your book?
I'm going to have to call it a night. See ya'll tomarrow.
You and Jabbergah should get along.
Sorry Jabber, that wasn't a complaint, but remember your book?
I'm going to have to call it a night. See ya'll tomarrow.
Hey!
This is a cheat!
The subject says the "case FOR bidding manually first, then sniping later", but everyone is making the case AGAINST.
So here are the pros.
1. Ebay goes wrong during the last minute of the auction. Noone else really notices, but I am laughing all the way to the bank!
2. If a well known seller is offering an item at obviously well below its value, what is the point in hiding my interest?
3. The same regular sellers like me bidding early, so they offer me some nice extra bargains.
4. Other snipers don't like seeing lots of action on items early, so they look for something else that seems to have attracted less interest.
5. The most satisfying tactic in all Ebay is the sucker punch. Let some nibbler think they have crept past my proxy, then snipe them.
6. It sometimes helps to find out whether or not I am likely to be buying an item before its auction ends.
The are often several snipers bidding for the items I like, which are usually difficult to value. If all the other serious bidders are sniping, the advantage shifts to the early proxy bid. I believe mixing bidding styles, including nibbling (
), can work best.
This is a cheat!
The subject says the "case FOR bidding manually first, then sniping later", but everyone is making the case AGAINST.
So here are the pros.
1. Ebay goes wrong during the last minute of the auction. Noone else really notices, but I am laughing all the way to the bank!
2. If a well known seller is offering an item at obviously well below its value, what is the point in hiding my interest?
3. The same regular sellers like me bidding early, so they offer me some nice extra bargains.
4. Other snipers don't like seeing lots of action on items early, so they look for something else that seems to have attracted less interest.
5. The most satisfying tactic in all Ebay is the sucker punch. Let some nibbler think they have crept past my proxy, then snipe them.
6. It sometimes helps to find out whether or not I am likely to be buying an item before its auction ends.
The are often several snipers bidding for the items I like, which are usually difficult to value. If all the other serious bidders are sniping, the advantage shifts to the early proxy bid. I believe mixing bidding styles, including nibbling (
), can work best.
I'm not ALWAYS long-winded! 
Only when I'm "inspired"!
My latest inspiration was in the "I just found out about this..." topic! 
Yeah, the book... Well, you must admit it was a pretty entertaining read as bid analysis goes! I'm actually still pretty proud of it! I think I'll go back and read it again!....
Jabbergah
Only when I'm "inspired"!
My latest inspiration was in the "I just found out about this..." topic! Yeah, the book... Well, you must admit it was a pretty entertaining read as bid analysis goes! I'm actually still pretty proud of it! I think I'll go back and read it again!....
Jabbergah
I forgot about an important exception.
If there is a reserve, I guess what I would like it to be. I then bid to somewhere below it. I don't ask sellers for the reserve, because I would feel guilty if I deliberately underbid. If I am told the reserve, I usually go back to ordinary sniping.
I hope that an unknown reserve above the current price will discourage interest and put in a snipe for what I am happy to pay.
If there is a reserve, I guess what I would like it to be. I then bid to somewhere below it. I don't ask sellers for the reserve, because I would feel guilty if I deliberately underbid. If I am told the reserve, I usually go back to ordinary sniping.
I hope that an unknown reserve above the current price will discourage interest and put in a snipe for what I am happy to pay.
Wow Jabbergah!
Your timing is amazing. Do you really need AS?!
Your timing is amazing. Do you really need AS?!
In case anyone is interested in the "book" reference Puppy & I referred to:
<<< Click Here >>>
Click & enjoy!
Or for some of you, DON'T click & enjoy!
Jabbergah
<<< Click Here >>>
Click & enjoy!
Or for some of you, DON'T click & enjoy!
Jabbergah
OMG!
Puppy! I'd forgotten about that!
The double-bid winner explanation is still my favorite, I think! I forget which "chapter" that is...
Jabbergah
Puppy! I'd forgotten about that!
The double-bid winner explanation is still my favorite, I think!
I forget which "chapter" that is...Jabbergah
Rose,
I'm with you in not being locked into any one bid strategy. I've done my share of nibbling, BIN stomping, and Buy It Nows, depending on the item & it's price. It's not the bid strategy used that's most important, it's the WINNING!
Jabbergah
I'm with you in not being locked into any one bid strategy. I've done my share of nibbling, BIN stomping, and Buy It Nows, depending on the item & it's price. It's not the bid strategy used that's most important, it's the WINNING!
Jabbergah
quote:
5. The most satisfying tactic in all Ebay is the sucker punch. Let some nibbler think they have crept past my proxy, then snipe them
My personal Favorite!!
I am one who will sometimes proxy bid first, I do it to *test the waters* and many have tried to change my ways, but it works for me and I have often won on my proxy bid which has always made me extremely happy because that means I have won super cheap!!! In my mind, I like to think that if I hadnt proxy bid and just sniped, I would of paid more as some other nibbler might have come along and started the bid war up again.
Lexie
Hi,
It's good to see that other people like to mix their bidding styles. I agree with you on the nice surprise when the low proxy finishes as the top bid, apart from my own snipe. You feel like pinching yourself when you see that!
It's good to see that other people like to mix their bidding styles. I agree with you on the nice surprise when the low proxy finishes as the top bid, apart from my own snipe. You feel like pinching yourself when you see that!
I think the only time I would bid with AS and on the Ebay site on the same item is if it was extremly important to me. In this case, I might place a bid that was near my snipe, placing it at the last possible moment. It would be for a safety net.
>> Click Here << for another reason to manually bid early.
I said earlier I NEVER would bid early... I think maybe I've changed my mind.
Rarely, I may enter an early bid. You have converted me !
I said earlier I NEVER would bid early... I think maybe I've changed my mind.
Rarely, I may enter an early bid. You have converted me !