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When there are two of something being auctioned....

S supersqueakyMember
I've seen discussion on this sort of thing before, but I was wondering if anyone has any advice on the best way to deal with two auctions for the same item, one finishing a few days before the other.

I'm interested in getting a new printer (as if I don't have enough computer kit already Roll Eyes) and I fancy the new Canon i9100. As it happens there are two on sale at the moment. One is currently sitting at £172.00 with 27 bids, and ends in 19 hours. The other (same seller) is just now at £13.98 Eek with 4 days and 19 hours to go.

Given that this printer costs in excess of £400 in the shops, either is a bargain, but in your experience, which is it better to snipe on? Do I wait and see what the first one goes for to give me an idea where to set my top bid on the other? I'm sure I read a conversation here recently where the conclusion was that once the first one was finished the disappointed bidders will all flock to the second and the price will go even higher.

What do you all think?

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rickrickMember
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Originally posted by SuperSqueaky:
I'm sure I read a conversation here recently where the conclusion was that once the first one was finished the disappointed bidders will all flock to the second and the price will go even higher.

Maybe, maybe not. You'll find examples for both. Don't think anyone can predict what will occur on ebay (other then placing a proxy bid is NOT a good idea). Just too many strange, unexplainable things happen on ebay. Too many emotions. Too much indecision.

If you're like me, whatever you think will be the outcome won't be.
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S supersqueakyMember
I've had a closer look and one of the bidders is on both auctions. There appear to be a whole bunch of nibblers at both printers at the moment. That certainly explains the large number of bids on the first one.

All this interest is probably because it's a newly released model, so perhaps there will be fewer bids if the same seller offers more later...

Ahhh eBay is such an interesting place for a psychologist. You're so right, Rick - people get really passionate about things which in the end they could just wait a bit for and get cheaper!

Having said that, I noticed a chap selling some back issues of Alaska Magazine that I would give me eye teeth for, but he didn't take Paypal. DRAT!! I would have bid on all of them in a flash!

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S shirleyMember
I had a similar situation recently, except the listings didn't overlap. I sniped (and won) the first one at a fairly high price, so when the second one came up I expected it to go through the roof. Instead I was the only bidder.

On one hand, it's possible that the second auction might attract all the bidders that didn't win the first. But on the other hand, all those nibblers who lost the first time might not even bother bidding the second time, because they "know" it's going to go for more than they want to pay... I would put my money on the second auction.

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S supersqueakyMember
Actually, things have gone rather strange on this one - the seller withdrew the item at the last minute...a sort of negative snipe!

The other one is still running though, and has of course started to climb rapidly. I'm going to hold back and watch to see if the other is relisted later. Both items are priced way below the few BIN of the same sort available at the moment.

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